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Data Architect
Company | Soros Fund Management |
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Location | New York, NY, USA |
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Salary | $180000 – $250000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 9+ years of development experience with 4+ years in finance.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
- Excellent Strong Python and SQL skills for data processing and automation.
- Experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines and data transformations.
- Hands-on experience with Snowflake or similar cloud-based data platforms.
- Familiarity with data transformation tools such as DBT.
- Strong understanding of data structures, data modeling, efficient query design and performance tuning.
- Hands-on experience building and deploying containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes) in cloud environments.
- Experience working with relational databases such as MS SQL Server.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Work with the CDO as an individual contributor to deliver key projects with far-reaching impact on trading, alpha generation, risk management, accounting, compliance, and more.
- Implement new golden source datasets such as Security Master and Price Master for firm-wide use.
- Centralize disparate Python libraries written by quant, risk, and technology teams into high-quality shared libraries.
- Review Python code changes and assist with design decisions across dev teams when appropriate.
- Transition legacy data pipelines into new target architecture using Snowflake, DBT, and data governance tools.
- Process and handle large volumes of data efficiently. Optimize performance for expensive processes.
- Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive financial market data literacy with product knowledge spanning equities, fixed income, futures, and options.
- Experience designing dashboards in a Business Intelligence tool.
- Experience with an observability tool such as OpenMetadata.