Experience Level: 5 - 7+ Years
Preferred Industry: High-Frequency Trading (HFT) or Hedge Funds

Key Responsibilities:
- Handle the entire data delivery process, including data procurement, vendor discussions, process setup, pipeline design and deployment (with logging and alerts), and database insertion, optimizing for minimal data delivery cycles.
- Build applications that simplify data querying for quantitative developers.
- Work with multiple datasets to deliver standardized data outputs.
- Break down large, abstract tasks into manageable deliverables within set deadlines.
- Identify business requirements, communicate them effectively to end users, and clarify technical details as needed.
- Distinguish between user needs and wants to prioritize effectively.
- Proactively explore and propose new ideas.
- Quickly assume responsibilities from senior staff to support the team.
- Adhere to safe data handling practices.

Essential Skills:
- Strong command of Python, Bash, and SQL in a Linux environment.




- Understanding of low-level system design for efficient data delivery applications.
- Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience with ClickHouseDB and its integrations with Python, Bash, and C++.
- Familiarity with Jira and Agile methodologies.
- Proficiency with Git and version control workflows.
- Comfortable developing over SSH.
- Knowledge of market, alternative, and supporting datasets with strong technical comprehension.
- Experience leading a team of at least 4 people and delivering robust data solutions.

Ideal Skills:
- Experience handling 1+ TB of daily data processing.
- Ability to build highly efficient and resource-optimized data pipelines.
- Up to date with hardware and software trends relevant to data engineering.
- Ability to write productive and maintainable code without relying on LLMs.
- Experience working in fast-paced and high-availability proprietary trading environments.

Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Exper

📌 Hiring: Lead Data Engineer (India)
🏢 Quantitative Trading Firm
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