Head of Market Data Engineering jobs in United States
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Selby Jennings · 2 weeks ago

Head of Market Data Engineering

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff, Director/Executive
money$300K/yr - $400K/yr
date5+ years exp

Selby Jennings is a global multi‑strategy investment firm expanding its U.S. technology leadership. They are seeking a Senior Manager of Market Data Engineering to oversee the buildout of a next‑generation market data infrastructure for quantitative research and trading.

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Responsibilities

Lead a team responsible for real‑time and historical market data ingestion, normalization, derivation, and distribution across the firm
Architect and build scalable platforms for delivering high‑quality market data to internal users and systems
Oversee development of real‑time processing engines (NBBO, bars, derived metrics) across global venues and asset classes
Manage the buildout of direct‑feed integrations and connections to major exchanges and data platforms
Ensure reliable data capture through network pipelines, packet capture, and messaging systems
Develop and scale a Market Data Management function overseeing data governance, quality, lineage, and stewardship
Collaborate closely with trading, quant research, and infrastructure teams to understand requirements and deliver best‑in‑class data services

Qualification

Market data engineeringC++Real-time data pipelinesExchange protocolsPacket capture toolsDistributed systemsData governanceData qualityTeam-buildingCross-functional communicationComputer Science degreeLeadership

Required

5+ years of experience leading market data engineering or market data infrastructure teams
Strong systems‑level development skills, ideally with deep C++ experience
Expertise with exchange feed handlers from major global venues and familiarity with leading data consolidators
Hands-on experience building real‑time and historical market data pipelines supporting multi‑asset quantitative strategies
Strong understanding of exchange protocols including FIX, ITCH, OUCH, and similar direct‑feed standards
Familiarity with packet capture tools (e.g., Wireshark) and low‑latency networking concepts (TCP/IP, multicast, kernel bypass, hardware acceleration)
Solid grasp of distributed systems fundamentals, data quality, and data governance
Strong leadership, team‑building, and cross‑functional communication skills
Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

Company

Selby Jennings

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Global recruitment firm specialising in Banking
dateFounded in 2004
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://www.selbyjennings.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

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