Responsibilities:

• Engage with various data vendors to find the best data for the fund’s investment and trading activities
• Evaluate data quality, delivery timing, frequency, method, and symbology of different data sources
• Follow up contract and budget approval process with data vendors and internal stakeholders
• Keep records of cost splits and propose ratio drafts for data vendor invoices
• Design data pipelines to process various internal and external data according to the nature of the data and the need of internal users
• Make sure the data pipeline and storage solutions are performant and scalable
• Implement automated data quality checks and alert system to monitor and troubleshoot data issues
• Provide adequate access control and usage audit solutions to ensure data security and compliance
• Research and evaluate latest data related technologies and tools to keep our data platform updated and competitive
• Lead and mentor a team of data engineers and ensure they have the necessary skills, tools, and resources to perform their tasks
• Collaborate with the investment and trading teams to understand their data needs and provide them with relevant and timely data access and delivery

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electronic engineering or similar engineering background
• At least 2 years of experience in data engineering, preferably in the hedge fund industry or a related field
• Curiosity about the finance industry and the ability to handle the data correctly based on the understanding of how users use it
• Able to code in at least one static language, such as Java, C# etc.
• Familiar with PostgreSQL and experienced with best practices and performance tuning
• Familiar with Apache data tool stack, such as Airflow, Spark, Kafka, etc.
• Experience with vendor management, price negotiation, and contract review is a plus
• Familiar with KDB and other specialized database is a plus
• Experience with storage cost optimization and data center hardware for high availability data storage is a plus
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• A keen interest and understanding of the financial markets and hedge fund strategies