Acadian Asset Management · 4 months ago
Senior Data Platform Engineer
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior LevelAcadian Asset Management is a global, systematic investment manager that specializes in data-driven investing. They are seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and support a scalable data platform that enhances their investment process across various asset classes.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Design & build a highly scalable, cloud-native data platform on AWS, leveraging diverse storage formats, high-performance compute, and containerized workloads
Develop & optimize pipelines to rapidly integrate new datasets and derived metrics with speed, reliability, and scalability
Architect & deploy scalable services by building REST APIs, containerizing workloads, and orchestrating deployments in Kubernetes for high availability and elasticity
Collaborate with portfolio managers and researchers to translate investment needs into technical specifications and data solutions that directly support the investment process
Design & build the business logic layer that transforms raw data into investment-ready insights, enabling researchers and portfolio managers to focus on alpha generation
Integrate with investment systems by participating in design reviews, promoting adoption, and ensuring smooth interoperability
Build domain expertise in investment data particularly in the quantitative investing space and address the unique challenges of working with financial data
Maintain mission-critical operations by managing daily production workflows and ensuring platform health with metrics, logging, and distributed tracing
Engineer for excellence by delivering well-tested, extensible, and high-quality solutions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in mathematics, science, or engineering with a strong academic record
Background in the quantitative investing space
Knowledge of financial data and its associated challenges—including timeliness, quality, and integration across varied sources
Programming & data: Python (Polars, Pandas, NumPy), SQL
Cloud & infrastructure: AWS (S3, EC2, ECS), Terraform, Kubernetes for automated, scalable deployments
Services: REST API design and integration at scale
Observability: Metrics, logging, distributed tracing for performance and reliability
Data systems: Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, Spark, Databricks, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis
Workflow orchestration: Dagster, Airflow
Engineering: Data modeling, profiling, performance tuning, and full SDLC best practices
Analytical, creative, and collaborative personal qualities
Drive and humility to tackle complex problems and deliver results
Preferred
CFA charter
Benefits
Flexible hybrid work environment
Strong benefits
Casual but focused office culture
Company
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management LLC is an investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Founded in 1986
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$375M2025-10-28Post Ipo Debt· $375M
2014-10-10IPO
Leadership Team
Kelly Young
Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer McVay
SVP, Head of Investment Operations
Recent News
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