Senior Analyst - Data Engineering
Nasdaq•Toronto, ON
•Hybrid
About The Position
As a Senior Data Engineer reporting to the Director of Data Science, you'll play a critical role in building and scaling innovative data products that power some of the world's most successful financial organizations — from traditional market data to cutting-edge alternative data sources. You'll thrive in this position if you're curious, data-driven, and collaborative, with a passion for financial technology and a drive to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions in a fast-moving environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related STEM field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2–4 years of experience in data engineering, with hands-on proficiency in Python, SQL, PySpark/Spark, Java, and shell scripting.
- Experience working with cloud and big data platforms such as AWS (S3/EC2) and Databricks in a Linux environment.
- Solid understanding of version control practices using Git or equivalent tools.
- Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
Nice To Haves
- Proven knowledge of financial markets data, including equities pricing, volumes, and fundamentals.
- Experience building or maintaining financial data products in a production environment.
- Familiarity Kafka in a data engineering context.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines — covering ingestion, transformation, enrichment, and delivery of financial and alternative datasets.
- Partner with Data Science, Product Management, and Engineering teams to develop and launch new data products.
- Ensure the quality, accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of data products through robust monitoring and quality frameworks.
- Contribute to the onboarding of new data sources, including exchange data and non-traditional alternative data (e.g., satellite imagery, consumer transactions).
- Support continuous improvement of existing data products and infrastructure to enhance performance and reliability.
Benefits
- competitive rewards package
- generous annual bonus/commission (short-term incentive)
- equity (long-term incentive)
- comprehensive benefits
- opportunity for growth
- You&Q, our total rewards program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
