Nuveen, a TIAA company · 4 days ago
Sr. Brokerage Investment Custodial Data Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$123K/yr - $157K/yr
3+ years expNuveen, a TIAA company, is a global investment leader managing public and private assets for clients worldwide. They are seeking an experienced Brokerage Data Engineer to own the custodial data infrastructure and ensure reliable data flow from custodians to downstream systems, which is critical for trading accuracy and regulatory compliance.
Financial Services
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
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
Nuveen, a TIAA company
Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of TIAA, our parent company and one of the world’s largest institutional investors.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.52BKey Investors
Government Employees Pension Service
2025-10-23Debt Financing· $171M
2025-09-03Private Equity
2024-12-16Private Equity· $100M
Leadership Team
William Huffman
Chief Executive Officer
Bihag N. Patel
Vice President & Senior Research Analyst
Recent News
2026-01-07
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