Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

The Voleon Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 235,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Tech talks

Modern office

Daily catered lunches

Job summary

The Voleon Group in New York invites talented Software Engineers to join our Data Infrastructure team. You will build data-related infrastructure and tooling, collaborate with teams to improve data usage, and help design and deliver large-scale projects that advance our analytics platform.

You will mentor engineers, shape the team's technical roadmap, and contribute to a culture that values rigor, clarity, and innovation.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or Engineering (or equivalent)
• 3+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong focus on correctness, robustness, efficiency, and scale
• Experience with large codebases and modular software

Responsibilities

• Guide complex initiatives from requirements to deployment with stakeholder collaboration
• Build scalable data infrastructure and improve developer experience (cataloging, versioning, lineage)
• Provide technical guidance to engineering and research teams to accelerate growth

Skills

Python

Go

Java

C++

Linux/UNIX

Modular software design

APIs and services

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Iceberg

BigQuery

Snowflake

DynamoDB

Trino/Athena

Airflow

Slurm

Job description

Voleon is a technology company that applies state‑of‑the‑art AI and machine learning techniques to real‑world problems in finance. For nearly two decades, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying AI/ML to investment management. We have become a multibillion‑dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.

Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. The people who shape our company come from other backgrounds, including concert music performances, humanitarian aid, opera singing, sports writing, and BMX racing. You will be part of a team that loves to succeed together.

In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a beautiful modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.

As a Software Engineer on our Data Infrastructure team, you will contribute to scaling and advancing our entire data infrastructure. This includes building data‑related infrastructure and tooling, and collaborating closely with various teams to facilitate and improve their usage of data. You will work with our team lead to design, scope, and deliver large‑scale projects within the team. You will collaborate closely with a diverse group of engineers, and directly impact the team's productivity and successful delivery. You will help to define the team's technical roadmap toward achieving strategic‑level engineering goals. You will participate in mentorship and development of other engineers on the team, and shape our company's engineering culture.

We seek brilliant thinkers who are passionate about taming complexity and solving problems through innovation and rigorous engineering. You’ll work in a collaborative environment that encourages creative thinking and experimentation, and values efficiency and attention to detail. Our engineers come from leading technology companies and top academic programs. Our team partners closely with machine learning researchers. We pride ourselves on being kind, friendly, and down‑to‑earth, and look for people who share those qualities.

Responsibilities

• Guide complex initiatives from initial requirements gathering and robust system design to deployment, effectively evaluating dependent technologies and collaborating closely with stakeholders
• Build scalable data infrastructure and shape the developer experience, tackling projects such as owning data cataloging, versioning, and lineage to support seamless research and production workflows
• Provide technical guidance to both engineering and research staff, fostering a supportive environment that accelerates the growth of your teammates

Requirements

• Computer Science / Engineering bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
• 3+ years of relevant software engineering experience
• Proven track record of software design and implementation with focus on correctness, robustness, efficiency, and scale
• Experience working with large codebases and building modular, extensible, and maintainable software
• Expertise in a modern programming language, such as Python, Go, Java or C++
• Hands‑on experience developing in a Linux/UNIX environment
• Design and implementation of scalable services and APIs, highly‑available systems, and/or large‑scale data infrastructure
• Strong communication skills and a knack for explaining complex ideas with clarity and simplicity

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with cluster management and containerization technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker)
• Familiarity with cloud storage, querying, and processing technologies (e.g. Iceberg, BigQuery, Snowflake, DynamoDB, Trino/Athena)
• Familiarity with job scheduling and orchestration technologies (e.g. Airflow, Slurm)
• Experience building data platforms with a developer experience lens — designing APIs, access patterns, or tooling that abstracts infrastructure complexity from end users

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Compensation Range: $235K - $300K