Lead Market Data Platform Engineer

Wells Fargo & Company•Iselin, NJ

3d•$119,000 - $224,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Market Data Platform Engineer within the Market Data Technology group. This role is responsible for the design, engineering, and support of mission-critical market data infrastructure platforms that deliver real-time and normalized pricing data across the enterprise. The engineer will play a key role in supporting and enhancing the London Stock Exchange Group - The Refinitiv Elektron Platform (LSEG TREP) as well as related market data distribution technologies. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in market data systems, strong UNIX/Linux engineering capabilities, and a solid understanding of low-latency data delivery, networking, and vendor integration across providers such as LSEG, Bloomberg, and other market data platforms.

Requirements

5+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
4+ years of market data platform experience, including LSEG TREP
4+ years of market data concepts experience, including real-time pricing, feed handlers, symbology, entitlements, and data normalization
4+ years of UNIX/Linux engineering experience, including shell scripting (ksh, bash) for automation and operational support
2+ years of networking experience, including TCP/IP, multicast, and low-latency data transport concepts
2+ years of experience with monitoring tools and observability practices for real-time systems such as Grafana, ITRS

Nice To Haves

Experience working with additional market data vendors such as Bloomberg, ICE, or Tradeweb
Understanding of market data feed formats and protocols (e.g., RIC Symbology, Elektron, proprietary vendor feeds)
Programming experience in Java, Python, or similar languages for tool and platform development
Experience with cloud technologies and hybrid infrastructure models
Familiarity with automation frameworks and infrastructure-as-code practices
Knowledge of financial markets, asset classes, and trading workflows
Experience with performance tuning and capacity planning for low-latency systems

Responsibilities

Lead or participate in high-level technical concepts spanning market data technology platforms and business consumption models
Design, build, and enhance complex market data infrastructure, including LSEG TREP and related distribution systems
Develop specifications, architectures, and solutions for low-latency, high-availability market data delivery platforms
Contribute to the testing and validation of market data flows, including feed handlers, distribution layers, and downstream consumers
Drive improvements in resiliency, failover, and recovery capabilities of market data systems
Analyze and resolve issues related to real-time data delivery, including feed gaps, latency, stale data, and symbology mismatches
Design and implement automation using UNIX/Linux scripting to monitor, manage, and maintain infrastructure health
Collaborate with network engineering teams to ensure optimal multicast/unicast data distribution, bandwidth utilization, and low-latency performance
Review and analyze infrastructure security considerations, including access controls, secrets management, and key rotations
Design, code, test, debug, and document tools and utilities to support market data operations and engineering functions
Support complex system upgrades, including TREP components, feed handlers, and supporting middleware
Identify and resolve recurring operational issues by implementing long-term engineering solutions
Develop and execute strategic plans to modernize and optimize market data platforms
Direct daily risk and control processes, ensuring adherence to enterprise policies, procedures, and regulatory standards
Collaborate and consult with peers, application teams, vendors, and leadership to resolve issues and deliver scalable, reliable solutions