What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Engineer position at Radley James?
Currently working closely with one of the worlds leading hedge funds who have enjoyed another top year of growth. This hire is within their systematic data group who are looking for a Data Engineer to join the area. The team consists of content specialists, data scientists, analysts and engineers who are responsible for discovering, maintaining and analysing sources of alpha for our portfolio managers
Responsibilities
- Build systematic option platform related to referential data, pricing data, data analysis and data research.
- Work closely with data scientists/analysts for the end-to-end life cycle of data.
- Support quantitative researchers/portfolio managers on data related used for signal generation, back testing and trading.
Qualifications
- Strong technical skills with experiences in production coding in Linux.
- At least 2 years of experience in finance, finance technology, or comparable industry – buyside experience preferred.
- Master's degree or higher in fields such as quantitative finance, engineering, computer science or equivalent.
- Proficient in computer science fundamentals and object orientated programming using Python or C or Java or equivalent.
- Experience with databases/SQL and basic understanding of financial products.
This role offers a highly competitive compensation package with a flexible hybrid working model.
