81 North · 7 hours ago
Senior Data Engineer – Private Equity & Alternative Investments
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$210K/yr - $250K/yr
7+ years exp81 North is a global alternative investment firm in a high-growth phase, investing heavily in modernizing its enterprise data platform. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines to support investment and portfolio data, while collaborating with technology leadership and investment stakeholders.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Michael Goldstein
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines supporting investment, portfolio, and fund-level data
Partner closely with technology leadership and investment stakeholders to translate business and investment use cases into technical solutions
Contribute to the buildout of a modern data lake / lakehouse architecture (medallion-style or similar)
Integrate data across the full investment lifecycle, including:
Deal and transaction data
Portfolio company metrics
Fund performance, AUM, and reporting data
Ensure data quality, lineage, and reliability across multiple strategies and entities
Operate as a senior, hands-on engineer — designing, building, and troubleshooting in the weeds when needed
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or similar role
Strong background supporting financial services data, ideally within: Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Asset Management, Investment Banking / Capital Markets
Experience working with complex, multi-entity datasets tied to investments, portfolios, or funds
Strong SQL skills and experience building production-grade data pipelines
Experience with modern cloud data platforms and architectures
Comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving environment with senior stakeholders
Preferred
Experience in environments similar to global PE firms, hedge funds, or institutional asset managers
Exposure to front-to-back investment data (from source systems through reporting)
Experience with Microsoft-centric data stacks (e.g., Azure, Fabric) or comparable cloud platforms
Familiarity with performance, valuation, or risk-related datasets
Company
81 North
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2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase