--- title: 'Senior Data Platform Engineer at Schonfeld' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-data-platform-engineer-schonfeld-london-cgxm65sb00e8' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-31' --- # Senior Data Platform Engineer at Schonfeld - **Company:** Schonfeld - **Location:** London, United Kingdom - **Posted:** 2026-10-29 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-31 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/schonfeld/jobs/8324610 ## Job description ## The Role We are seeking a hands-on Senior Data Platform Engineer to build and scale enterprise data services centered on SingleStore Helios and PostgreSQL. You will combine database architecture and production engineering with data pipeline development, data curation, platform migrations, self-service enablement and cost optimization. You will work with teams across regions to deliver reliable, well-governed data services. ## What you'll do - Design, develop and optimize SingleStore and PostgreSQL schemas, SQL queries, physical data models, indexing and workload performance. - Build and maintain reliable batch, streaming and CDC ingestion pipelines from relational databases, object storage and other enterprise sources into SingleStore; implement validation, transformation, enrichment and data curation. - Lead technical assessments and migrations of existing applications and data workloads to SingleStore, while onboarding new teams, applications and services. - Build reusable self-service onboarding capabilities, including APIs, configuration templates, automated provisioning, access requests, pipeline deployment and operational guardrails. - Optimize cloud database spend through workload right-sizing, consolidation, scheduling and performance tuning; develop transparent SingleStore cluster, application and team-level cost allocation and showback. - Own production readiness and database reliability: monitoring, incident triage, root-cause analysis, recoverability, deployment controls and collaboration with SingleStore Helios support. - Integrate data quality, lineage, ownership and access controls into delivery workflows; work with the enterprise data catalog and governance teams. - Create engineering standards, CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, documentation and cross-region handoffs that reduce manual operational work. ## What you'll bring ## What you need - 7+ years of hands-on experience in data platform engineering, database engineering or closely related production data roles. - Advanced SQL and PostgreSQL expertise, including query plans, schema design, performance tuning and operational troubleshooting. - Strong Python and practical experience developing production-grade ingestion and transformation pipelines, with testing and observability. - Experience with distributed or cloud-managed databases and modern data integration patterns, including batch and CDC; familiarity with cloud object storage as an ingestion and staging layer. - Ability to own end-to-end technical delivery, collaborate with application teams and solve complex production issues independently. We'd love if you had - Hands-on SingleStore (MemSQL) or SingleStore Helios experience, including pipelines, performance tuning and workload design. - Kafka or similar streaming platforms, infrastructure as code, CI/CD and API-driven platform automation. - Experience building self-service data platforms, data quality frameworks, metadata/catalog integrations and chargeback/showback reporting. - Experience with cloud FinOps, database migrations or financial-services enterprise data. ## Who We Are Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income. Our Culture At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls. ## #LI-TJ1 ## About Schonfeld ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a global multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund that invests across quantitative, fundamental equity, tactical trading, and discretionary macro & fixed income strategies. - **Entity Type**: Private (multi-strategy hedge fund, registered investment advisor since 2016) - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States - **Founded**: 1988 - **Founders**: Steven Schonfeld ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Financial Services / Investment Management / Hedge Funds - **Target customers**: Institutional investors (pension funds, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, family offices) - **Mission or purpose statement**: To deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns in all market environments and cycles, while fostering a culture where the brightest minds are empowered to learn, innovate, and lead with purpose. ## Products & Services - **Multi-Manager Platform**: A structure housing over 140 portfolio manager teams across four core strategies, providing capital, technology, risk management, and operational support. - **Quantitative Strategies**: Systematic and data-driven trading across global markets. - **Fundamental Equity**: Long/short equity investing based on deep fundamental research. - **Tactical Trading**: Discretionary and event-driven trading strategies. - **Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income**: Global macro and fixed income investing, launched in 2022. - **Delta One & Emerging Markets**: Launched in 2023 to further diversify the firm's investment footprint. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private firm) - **Key Metric**: $22 billion+ in Assets Under Management (AUM) as of July 1, 2026 - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Institutional clients including pension funds and endowments. CEO Ryan Tolkin was appointed to the board of DUMAC, which manages Duke University’s endowment, in 2024. - **Growth Signals**: - Evolved from a US-centric family office to a global firm with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, São Paulo, and Miami. - Over 1,100 employees. - Over 140 portfolio manager teams. - Active job postings increased by +35.7% monthly and +7.5% quarterly (as of recent LinkedIn data). - Strategic expansion into Discretionary Macro, Fixed Income, Delta One, and Emerging Markets since 2022. ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep Quantitative Roots**: Founded in 1988 as a proprietary trading firm with pioneering statistical trading strategies, some of which are still in use today. - **Entrepreneurial Platform**: The multi-manager model attracts top-tier portfolio managers by providing significant capital, advanced technology, and rigorous risk management, allowing them to operate with autonomy. - **Global Infrastructure**: A presence across five continents enables the firm to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities in markets worldwide. - **Long-Term Track Record**: Over 35 years of operating history and evolution from a family office to an institutional-scale investment firm. ## Strategic Focus - **Diversification**: Continuing to expand into new investment strategies (Macro, Fixed Income, Delta One, Emerging Markets) to reduce concentration and capture new alpha sources. - **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring experienced professionals and early-career talent across technology, quantitative research, risk, and investment roles to fuel growth. - **International Expansion**: Deepening its footprint in existing global hubs (São Paulo, Singapore, Hong Kong, London, Miami) and exploring new markets. - **Technology & Data**: Investing heavily in data engineering, AI, risk technology, and systematic platforms to maintain a competitive edge. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as entrepreneurial, collaborative, and intellectually rigorous. The firm emphasizes that the best ideas rise to the top and that talent is its core strategy. - **Impact**: Employees work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry and are given the platform and support to turn ambitious ideas into lasting results. - **Career Development**: Offers structured programs for students and early career professionals (internships, mentorship) and significant growth opportunities for experienced hires. - **Work Model**: Hybrid/Office-based. Offices are located in major financial hubs (New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, São Paulo, Miami). - **Notable Perks**: The firm’s philosophy is "We’ll Invest in You," indicating a strong commitment to employee growth, learning, and providing the resources needed to succeed. Employee-led community groups foster inclusion and purpose. ## Sources 1. [schonfeld.com](https://www.schonfeld.com/) 2. [schonfeld.com/careers](https://www.schonfeld.com/careers/) 3. [schonfeld.com/leadership](https://www.schonfeld.com/our-firm/leadership/) 4. 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