Quantitative Data Engineer
Apply NowCompany: BlackEdge Capital
Location: Chicago, IL 60629
Description:
If you are looking to join a small, dynamic, growing firm in the financial technology sector, you have come to the right place. BlackEdge has built a strong foundation of success as an industry leading market maker in the treasury options space. Now we need talented people like you to build on that foundation by further improving and leveraging our existing success to expand into new markets.
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Data Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you'll be at the core of our trading system, working on the design, implementation, and optimization of distributed systems that drive real-time trading operations. The operation and evolution of these systems is driven by deep dependency on and detailed analysis of data from financial markets and our own systems. If you are excited by the prospect of solving challenging problems in a small, collaborative, high performing team and take pride in building robust, elegant, well-crafted solutions, this is the role for you.
What You'll Do
What You'll Need
A final note about our culture: we are pursuing excellence in trading. We want to be the best market makers in each product we trade and are relentless in our pursuit of incremental improvement. Every day is an opportunity to get a little bit better. Everyone here takes deep pride and ownership in what they do. The buck doesn't get passed along, it stops with you.
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Data Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you'll be at the core of our trading system, working on the design, implementation, and optimization of distributed systems that drive real-time trading operations. The operation and evolution of these systems is driven by deep dependency on and detailed analysis of data from financial markets and our own systems. If you are excited by the prospect of solving challenging problems in a small, collaborative, high performing team and take pride in building robust, elegant, well-crafted solutions, this is the role for you.
What You'll Do
- Capture Market Data: Design and implement scalable, fault-tolerant systems to support real-time capture, processing, and collection of Terabytes of financial markets data.
- Support Real-Time Decision Making: Ensure data coherence, accuracy, and availability to myriad trading agents in a dynamic, fast-changing environment.
- Enable Trading System Intelligence: Integrate with machine learning models and AI agents for trading strategies to enhance both human and automated decision-making and performance.
- Collaborate Closely: Partner with traders, quants, and other engineers to design systems that meet the demands of a highly competitive trading landscape.
What You'll Need
- Strong Technical Skills: Experience with distributed systems, real-time pipelines, and data storage techniques.
- Programming Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of programming languages like Python, C++, or Java.
- Data Expertise: Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and database systems.
- Problem-Solving Mindset: A passion for tackling hard problems with creativity and precision.
- Craftsman's Mentality: Commitment to building well-engineered, high-quality solutions that stand up to the demands of real-world use.
A final note about our culture: we are pursuing excellence in trading. We want to be the best market makers in each product we trade and are relentless in our pursuit of incremental improvement. Every day is an opportunity to get a little bit better. Everyone here takes deep pride and ownership in what they do. The buck doesn't get passed along, it stops with you.