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WorldQuant · 22 hours ago

Senior Market Data Engineer

Old Greenwich, CT

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$175K/yr - $250K/yr

WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. The Senior Market Data Engineer will design and build real-time market data processing systems while providing technical leadership and optimizing workflows.

Asset Management

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and build real-time market data processing systems covering global markets and multiple asset classes

Architect and implement high-performance software solutions for processing market data feeds at scale

Drive technical innovation by leveraging emerging technologies to enhance system telemetry, monitoring, and operational efficiency

Provide technical leadership and escalation support for production market data systems

Analyze system performance and design data-driven approaches to optimize market data processing workflows

Lead the design of data governance systems for tracking availability, access patterns, and usage metrics

Qualification

C++Market data processingJavaPythonLinuxCommunication skillsCollaborationTechnical leadership

Required

Degree in a quantitative or technical discipline from top university and strong academic scores

Expert-level C++ proficiency with demonstrated experience in other object-oriented languages (Java, C#)

Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Python, and shell scripting for automation and data processing

Deep experience with tick-by-tick market data processing, including data normalization, feed handling, and real-time analytic

Excellent communication skills with ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams

Have experience working under Linux environment

Benefits

Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents

Flexible spending account

401k

Fully paid parental leave

Generous PTO (paid time off) that consists of twenty vacation days that are pro-rated based on the employee’s start date, at an accrual of 1.67 days per month

Three personal days

Ten sick days

Employee discounts for gym memberships

Wellness activities

Healthy snacks

Casual dress code

Learning and development courses

Speakers

Team-building off-site

Employee resource groups

Company

WorldQuant

Glassdoor4.3

WorldQuant is a quantitative investment management firm.

Founded in 2007

Old Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

501-1000 employees

https://www.worldquant.com

H1B Sponsorship

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