Data Engineer at DRW

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Finance, TradingIndustries

Requirements

3+ years of experience working with modern data technologies and/or building data-first products
Extensive familiarity with SQL with a proven ability to construct maintainable queries and productionalize them as ongoing pipelines
Experience leveraging data modeling techniques on complex datasets and ability to articulate the trade-offs of different approaches
Strong skill in Java/Scala or Python
Familiarity with cloud-native technologies used for scalable data processing
Experience with one or more data processing technologies (e.g. Flink, Spark, Polars, Dask, etc.)
Experience with multiple data storage technologies (e.g. S3, RDBMS, NoSQL, Delta/Iceberg, Cassandra, Clickhouse, Kafka, etc.) and knowledge of their associated trade-offs
Experience with multiple data formats and serialization systems (e.g. Arrow, Parquet, Protobuf/gRPC, Avro, Thrift, JSON, etc.)
Experience managing data pipeline orchestration systems (e.g. Kubernetes, Argo Workflows, Airflow, Prefect, Dagster, etc.)
Proven experience in managing the operational components of large data pipelines such as backfilling datasets, rerunning batch jobs, and handling dead letter queues
Prior experience triaging data quality control processes, correcting data issues
Experience designing and building data pipelines and systems
Experience working within modern batch or streaming data ecosystems
An expert in SQL and have expertise in Java/Scala or Python
Can apply data modeling techniques
Able to own the delivery of data projects, working with analysts and stakeholders to understand requirements and implement solutions
Able to contribute to project management and project reporting

Responsibilities

Help model, build, and manage data products built atop DRW’s Unified Data Platform
Work alongside domain experts to gain and leverage knowledge of the relevant project’s domain to design optimized data products that meet the needs of many different research and trading strategies
Work closely with Traders and Researchers to determine appropriate data sources and implement processes to onboard and manage new data sources for analysis to unlock future trading opportunities
Design and develop data solutions to help discover, purchase, organize, track usage, manage rights, and control quality of data sets to address the needs of various DRW trading teams and strategies
Continually monitor data ingestion pipelines and data quality to ensure stability, reliability, and quality of the data. Contribute to the monitoring and quality control software and processes

Skills

SQL

Java

Scala

Python

Data Pipelines

Data Modeling

Streaming Data

Batch Processing

DRW

Proprietary trading and risk management firm

About DRW

RGM Advisors engages in proprietary trading using its own capital to operate in various financial markets. The firm focuses on developing trading strategies that utilize advanced technology and data analytics to manage risk and pursue high returns. By serving institutional clients such as hedge funds and investment banks, RGM Advisors maintains a flexible business model that allows it to trade its own money, rather than clients' funds. This approach enables better risk management and the ability to generate revenue through trading profits, achieved by employing sophisticated algorithms and market-making strategies. RGM Advisors is distinguished by its global presence and its commitment to attracting top talent, providing them with the tools needed to excel and rewarding exceptional performance.

Chicago, IllinoisHeadquarters

2001Year Founded

M_AND_ACompany Stage

Quantitative Finance, Financial ServicesIndustries

1,001-5,000Employees