data engineer

Susquehanna International Group, LLP
Bala Cynwyd, PA, United States
8 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Apache HTTP Server Big Data Data Architecture Information Engineering Data Files Data Systems Distributed Computing Environment Python (Programming Language) Performance Tuning Systems Development Life Cycle Query Optimization Software Engineering
+10 more
Parquet Data Processing Scripting Snowflake Apache Spark Integration Frameworks Apache Kafka Data Management Data Pipelines Databricks

Job description

We are hiring a Data Engineer to join our Data Technologies team. This team partners with middle-and back-office application teams to design, build, and support next-generation data platforms and pipelines that ingest, process, and transform large-scale data into business-ready datasets. We are looking for an experienced data engineer who is passionate about modern data architectures, distributed data processing, and scalable analytics platforms.

In this role, you will:

  • Design, develop, and support scalable data pipelines and data products for middle- and back-office systems
  • Architect and implement modern data platform solutions
  • Build and optimize large-scale batch and streaming data processing workflows
  • Collaborate with application teams to model, transform, and deliver data solutions that meet business requirements
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data processing environments to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, or large-scale distributed data processing
  • Strong experience with modern data engineering technologies such as Spark, Databricks, Trino, Iceberg, Snowflake, Parquet, Apache Arrow, Polars, and/or Kafka
  • Strong Python development skills required
  • Experience designing and optimizing high-volume data pipelines and data processing frameworks
  • Experience with query optimization and performance tuning in large-scale analytical environments
  • Experience with on-premises data platforms preferred
  • Industry experience within capital markets or financial services is required
  • Domain knowledge particularly Operations and/or Compliance, is highly preferred
  • Ability and flexibility to provide occasional off-hours/weekend support, Analysis Skills, Apache, Apache Kafka, Capital Markets, Data Management, Data Processing, Data Sets, Financial Services, Identify Issues, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Query Optimization, Scalable System Development, Software Design, Technical Recruiting

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