Data Developer (Python)

FlexTrade Systems is a provider of customized multi-asset execution and order management trading solutions for buy- and sell-side financial institutions. Through deep client partnerships with some of the world's largest, most complex and demanding capital markets firms, we develop the flexible tools, technology, and innovation that deliver our clients a competitive edge. Our globally distributed engineering teams focus on adaptable technology and open architecture to develop highly sophisticated trading solutions that can automate and scale with your business strategies. At FlexTrade, we hold our values close to heart, with pride and gratitude, as they guide us in everything that we do. We are dedicated to giving our clients a competitive edge, taking ownership of our responsibilities, being flexible to adapt to ever ever-changing environment and technology, bringing integrity to every interaction, and we continue to improve, grow together, and collaborate as one team. All of these, while having Fun, truly make FlexTrade a wonderful place to work.

About You

Data Engineer (Python / SQL) – FlexTCA Join a dynamic FlexTCA (FlexTrade Transaction Cost Analysis) development team. FlexTrade is looking for a Data Engineer to be a part of a rapidly evolving technology group supplying top-quality solutions to our growing top-tier global client base. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with data scientists and data engineers within FlexTrade’s Quantitative Solutions team, as well as exposure to cutting-edge analytics and machine learning technologies.

The Product

FlexTCA is our Post & Pre-Trade transaction cost analysis and execution quality management solution offering historical and real-time analytics for trading portfolios and single securities across global equities, FX, futures, and fixed income. FlexTCA is used by investment managers and brokerages to analyze, evaluate, and improve trader, algo, broker, and venue performance. The product includes an intuitive and flexible web interface for data visualization, exploration, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• The candidate will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of FlexTCA’s data processing, data management, and BI tooling.
• They will also be asked to contribute to original research on FlexTrade’s proprietary cost models.
• The product exposure offers the opportunity for in-depth learning as it relates to both trading and analytics technologies, as well as the associated development life cycle.

Key Skills

• A bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience is acceptable. 2+ years of experience required.
• Should be able to write queries to facilitate data warehouse integrity checks.
• The individual will contribute to the design, development, and management of order, execution, and market data, along with bucketed time series ticks for various asset classes.
• Create and maintain Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) workflows for a range of datasets.
• Write and maintain API interfaces with third-party data vendors.
• Will be responsible for all Production, QA, and Dev ETL and data integrity checks on a Linux environment.
• Provide automation support and backup to the DBA team.
• Help automate Business Intelligence environment maintenance and visualization roll-out using a native Python wrapper.

Requirements

• Excellent SQL skills are required.
• Strong experience in Python and UNIX / Shell scripting.
• 2+ Years of Experience with any business intelligence tool, optimally Sisense, will be strongly preferred.
• 2+ Years Experience with numpy / pandas.
• 2+ years of experience conducting trading research, understanding sampling, validation, and statistics.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

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FlexTrade Systems, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by law.