Data Engineer

As a Data Engineer at Jump Trading, you own the firm's core reference data, historical market and fundamental datasets, and instrument and security master that underpin research and trading across the organization. You join the Core Data team within the Vendor Data Group, working with a sophisticated technology stack and interfacing with all aspects of the firm to provide a centralized, validated representation of data for researchers and traders.

What you'll do

• Work with a variety of datasets to provide scalable, centralized, validated data representations for consumers to utilize
• Review and understand datasets by leveraging vendor documentation and liaising with external vendors as needed
• Anticipate data behavior based on analysis and understood vendor and market conventions, implementing appropriate solutions and controls to identify and resolve issues during daily processing
• Own and evolve the firm's instrument and security master, ensuring accurate, well-modeled reference data across asset classes
• Design and maintain data models for core reference, fundamental, and market datasets including index and exchange data
• Partner with quantitative researchers and traders to deliver core data in forms optimized for research and trading workflows
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, setting standards for data quality, testing, and system design across the Core Data team

What you bring

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with strong proficiency in Python
• 5+ years working on reference data or security master systems in an engineering capacity
• Familiarity with common reference data used in security masters such as identifiers, corporate actions, exchange and venue data, and calendar data
• Strong understanding of fundamental datasets as well as market datasets, including index and exchange data
• Understanding of data modeling in modern quantitative and proprietary trading shops
• Strong unit-testing and test-driven coding practices
• Hands-on experience working within a Linux environment
• Willingness to diversify and master other technical skills on the job
• Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Nice to have

• Experience with various data storage formats, filesystems, and event queues
• Experience in high-frequency trading environments or similar proprietary trading firms

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $200,000-$250,000 USD
• Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
• Employer-paid group term life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance
• Travel medical insurance
• Group pension scheme
• Paid vacation plus paid holidays
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Parking and commuter benefits
• Wellness programs

About Jump Trading

Jump Trading Group is committed to world-class research, empowering exceptional talent in mathematics, physics, and computer science to push scientific boundaries and apply cutting-edge research to global financial markets. The firm designs, develops, and deploys technologies that change the world, funds start-ups across industries, and partners with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.