Senior Market Data Engineer

NJF Global Holdings
London, UK
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

C++ (Programming Language) Python (Programming Language) Data Pipelines

Job description

You will work closely with researchers and quantitative developers to unlock insights from high-frequency market data and help power large-scale research and trading workflows., * Partnering with research and quant teams to deliver insights from tick-by-tick market data

  • Serving high-quality data to large-scale backtesting and research platforms
  • Building and maintaining tick data pipelines in Python to enable fast, reliable access across asset classes
  • Designing, implementing, and monitoring robust data quality frameworks across all pipelines

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of multiple financial asset classes
  • Deep understanding of Level 2 and Level 3 tick-by-tick data
  • Solid understanding of market structure (e.g., NBBO rules, secondary markets, dark pools)
  • Familiarity with exchange protocols is a strong plus
  • Strong Python skills with experience using data libraries; C++ is a plus

About the company

Our client is a global quantitative and systematic investment firm operating across all liquid asset classes worldwide. The organisation is highly technology- and data-driven, applying a scientific approach to investing. By combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise, the firm fosters a collaborative environment focused on solving complex technical and quantitative challenges and delivering consistent, high-quality returns.

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