Software Engineer, Data Team

Confluence; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time Off

Global Career Development

Social Events

Referral Bonus scheme

Job summary

Confluence is seeking a Software Engineer with a strong data-engineering focus to join the Data Team. You will work on a Python data API, migrate logic from legacy procedures to Python, and integrate diverse data sources behind a unified interface.

This role emphasizes data correctness, performance, and cross-team collaboration. You will contribute to building a scalable, multi-tenant data platform with SQL Server and modern data sources like Snowflake, while deploying via Azure/DevOps

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering/Computer Science or related field.
• 3 years of experience in software development.
• Strong proficiency in Python backend development (3.12+), FastAPI, Pydantic v2, async/await, and T-SQL.
• Expert-level SQL Server data engineering: parameterized queries, optimization, indexing, ETL, and large-dataset performance tuning.
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake) and integrating heterogeneous data sources.

Responsibilities

• Help define the architecture and direction of the next-generation data platform.
• Work across the data platform focusing on data correctness, performance, and large-scale data movement.
• Migrate business and data logic from legacy stored procedures into testable Python and pandas transformations.

Skills

Python backend development

SQL Server data engineering

Cloud data platforms

Pandas

SQLAlchemy dialects

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering/Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

FastAPI

Pydantic v2

async/await

Job description

Department: Development - Software Development

Location: United States

Description

Location: US -Remote (EST)

Why Confluence?

At Confluence, we’ve always been driven by a commitment to innovation, precision, and partnership in the investment data space. Our global footprint now spans multiple countries, giving our employees the opportunity to get exposure to other countries and cultures. And it stands to reason that none of this would have been possible without the hundreds of hard-working employees who work at Confluence.

More about the role & team

The Data Team is building the next-generation data platform – a multi-tenant platform that will become the shared data layer behind our applications. At the heart of that platform is a Python data API built on a layered router → service → repository architecture, containerized with Docker and deployed entirely through infrastructure-as-code.

Today the platform is SQL Server-heavy, and part of this role is migrating business and data logic out of legacy stored procedures into testable Python – parameterized SQL for retrieval, pandas for computation and reshaping. As we evolve, we intend to grow well beyond a single database – incorporating additional and modern data sources (for example, Snowflake, which the API’s SQLAlchemy-based connection registry is already designed to add) and the patterns needed to serve them through a unified API. This is a foundational, shaping role: you will help define the architecture and direction of that next-generation platform, not just maintain what exists.

We are seeking a Software Engineer with a strong data-engineering focus to join the Data Team. The role is primarily focused on the data API, but it is a team role rather than a single-service one – you will work across the data platform as it grows. This is backend- and data-centric work: you will spend more time on data correctness, performance, and the movement and reconciliation of large datasets across heterogeneous sources than on any single framework or UI library. We value depth in the core technologies and engineering fundamentals over expertise in any specific component, and we expect enough Azure and DevOps capability to deploy and operate what you build.

What skills and experience do I need to succeed?

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering/development, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3 years of experience in software development.
• Strong proficiency in Python (3.12+) backend development – FastAPI, Pydantic v2, async/await – and T-SQL, with deep comfort in the data and service layers of an enterprise application. (Breadth and fundamentals matter more than any specific library or framework.)
• Expert-level SQL Server and data engineering: parameterized query authoring, query optimization and execution-plan analysis, indexing strategy, set-based processing, and bulk / ETL data movement and large-dataset performance tuning – plus comfort migrating logic out of legacy stored procedures into Python.
• Exposure to modern cloud data platforms and warehouses (e.g. Snowflake) and an interest in integrating multiple, heterogeneous data sources – each just another SQLAlchemy dialect – behind a unified API.

What do we offer?

• Generous Time Off packages including additional half days with each public holiday in your location.
• Global Career Development opportunities
• Social Events
• Referral Bonus scheme - Upto $3,000 per successful referral
• Plus many more!

More about the Location

Remote (Eastern Standard Time Zone)

Values

• Integrity Face reality with honesty, courage and accountability
• Imagination Deal creatively with challenges and envision what the world could be
• Discipline Build good habits into reflexes which become a part of our life
• Service Committed to the success of others

Pre-Employment Screening Disclaimer

As part of our recruitment process, we carry out identity checks on all candidates. Offers of employment are conditional upon the completion of satisfactory background checks prior to the commencement of work. These checks may include verification of identity, right to work in the UK, employment history, and other relevant pre-employment screening.

Please note that additional checks may be required depending on the nature of the role and the jurisdiction in which the role is based or operates. These may include, but are not limited to, criminal record checks or financial background checks where applicable.