Acuity Analytics · 1 day ago
Data Engineer
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expAcuity Analytics is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize data pipelines and models for research and analytics. This role is essential for enabling data-driven investment processes and requires expertise in Snowflake and SQL, as well as collaboration with various teams to meet evolving data needs.
AnalyticsAsset ManagementBankingBusiness IntelligenceConsultingFinanceFinancial ServicesHedge FundsMarket ResearchVenture Capital
Hiring Manager
Hemanandhini Ravichandran
Responsibilities
Design, build, and enhance ETL/ELT pipelines in Snowflake, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability
Integrate internal and external datasets, including pricing, research content, economic releases, market data, and security reference data
Support real-time or near-real-time data flows where needed (e.g., pricing, indicative quotes, market-sensitive inputs)
Collaborate closely with Product Leads, Quant Developers, and UI/UX teams to ensure data structures meet the requirements of research workflows, analytical models, and user-facing applications
Partner with front-office stakeholders to rapidly iterate on evolving analytical and data needs
Implement data validation, monitoring, and quality frameworks to ensure accuracy and reliability across critical datasets
Translate prototype pipelines into production-ready workflows with appropriate documentation, standards, and controls
Contribute to data modeling standards, metadata frameworks, and data governance practices across the platform
Qualification
Required
10+ years of data engineering experience within investment management, financial technology, or similar data-intensive environments
Expert-level SQL, including complex queries, schema design, and performance optimization
Deep hands-on experience with Snowflake, including advanced features such as tasks, streams, performance tuning, and secure data sharing
Strong Python capabilities for ETL/ELT development, data processing, and workflow automation
Experience integrating APIs and working with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured datasets
Ability to thrive in a rapid prototyping environment with evolving requirements and close partnership with front-office teams
Preferred
Familiarity with NLP or AI/ML-oriented datasets (e.g., textual research content, PDFs)
Experience with Domino or willingness to work within a Domino-based model environment
Working knowledge of investment data structures (holdings, benchmarks, pricing, exposures)
Company
Acuity Analytics
Acuity Analytics is the trading name of Acuity Knowledge Partners, a global leader in delivering bespoke research, data management, analytics and AI-enabled solutions to financial institutions and corporates.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$600MKey Investors
Blackstone GroupHelion Venture Partners
2024-10-09Debt Financing· $600M
2023-01-27Acquired
2007-06-15Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Ian Mullen
Chief Financial Officer
Shailendra Gupta
Group Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
Acuity Knowledge Partners (UK) Limited
2025-12-02
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