Job Description

Posted 56 mins ago

ADA is on the lookout for an experienced Data Engineer to join a growing Hedge Fund in London, as they scale up a brand-new team. The company is an investment management firm that specializes in algorithmic and quant trading.

You’ll join a tech team of five and report to the Head of tech, leading the design and build of data pipelines and database systems for high performance/scalability.

Compensation is up to £125k DOE + Bonus, with hybrid remote working from their London office.

Company:

You'll be joining the London team in its infancy. The company has offices in Europe and you'll form part of the flagship team in their London office, so a background in the financial services sector – and an understanding of commodity trading – would be a huge bonus.

Day to day:

You must have experience in the Finance sector, as well as experience with Python, Terraform, Spark/Kafka, and AWS. You’ll need experience writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code, as well as expertise in SQL/relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server.

Your day-to-day will involve leading everything Data related to Database Architecture, Data Security, Data Integration, and Data Pipeline Development.

Technical:

Demonstrable experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Cassandra, or Redis
Demonstrable experience with database design, indexing, partitioning, and performance tuning
Demonstrable experience with Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka
Demonstrable experience handling large-scale data processing tasks and optimizing big data workflows
Demonstrable experience in designing and implementing ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes
Proficiency in Python
Infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Copilot, AWS CDK)
AWS experience
Certifications in the following would be advantageous:

Cloud Certifications: AWS Certified Big Data – Specialty
Database Certifications: Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL Database Administrator, or similar.
Big Data Certifications: Cloudera Certified Professional Data Engineer, Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark, or similar
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