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TIAA · 7 hours ago

Sr. Brokerage Data Engineer

New York, NY, USA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

TIAA is a global investment leader and is seeking an experienced Brokerage Data Engineer to take full ownership of their custodial data infrastructure. This role is crucial for ensuring reliable and scalable data flow from custodians into downstream systems, impacting trading accuracy and client reporting.

FinanceFinancial ServicesLife Insurance

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Own and maintain all custodial data pipelines and back/middle office integration

Build and scale a robust ingestion and reconciliation framework for multi-custodian data (positions, trades, cash, prices, etc.)

Identify and resolve data inconsistencies, schema drift, and latency issues across custodial feeds

Collaborate with product, PM, and operations teams to ensure data accuracy for portfolio accounting, trading, and reporting

Define and enforce validation checks, SLAs, and monitoring standards across the data stack

Lead architectural improvements that enhance resilience and reduce technical debt

Partner with adjacent engineering teams (allocations, performance, tax, reconciliation) to ensure system-wide data integrity

Qualification

Data engineeringPythonSQLETL frameworksFinancial data modelingAPI integrationsSchema versioningCustodial data experienceAutonomous operationPrecisionScale balanceProven ownership mindset

Required

3+ years of experience in data engineering or backend engineering, ideally within wealth management, asset management, or fintech

Preferred

5+ years of experience in data engineering or backend engineering, ideally within wealth management, asset management, or fintech

Expertise in Python, SQL, and ETL frameworks; experience with orchestration tools

Strong understanding of financial data modeling, API integrations, and schema versioning

Experience working with custodial data, portfolio management, or middle/back-office systems

Proven ownership mindset and ability to operate autonomously in a mission-critical, data-intensive environment

Balance of precision (accuracy, observability) and scale (automation, generalization, performance)

Benefits

Superior retirement program

Highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings

Company

TIAA

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TIAA is a financial services company that specializes in providing retirement plans, IRAs, mutual funds, and life insurance.

Founded in 1918

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiaa.org

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