81 North · 14 hours ago
Senior Data Engineer – Investment & Portfolio Data (PE / Alternatives)
NYC Metro Area
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 Senior Data Engineer will play a critical role in building and maintaining scalable data pipelines that support investment and portfolio data, working closely with investment teams to ensure data quality and reliability.
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 a modern data lake / lakehouse architecture (medallion-style or similar)
Integrate data across the full investment lifecycle, including:
Deal and transaction data
Portfolio company operating 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 as needed
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or similar role
Strong experience supporting financial services data, ideally within PE, hedge funds, asset management, or capital markets
Experience working with complex, multi-entity datasets tied to investments, portfolios, or funds
Advanced SQL and experience building production-grade data pipelines
Experience with modern cloud data platforms and architectures
Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with senior stakeholders
Preferred
Experience in environments similar to global PE firms or institutional asset managers
Exposure to front-to-back investment data (source systems → reporting)
Microsoft-centric data stacks (Azure, Fabric) or comparable cloud platforms
Familiarity with performance, valuation, or risk datasets
Company
81 North
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2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase