Software Developer - Data Pipelines (Python) at Squarepoint Capital (London, United Kingdom / Montreal, Canada / Madrid, Spain / Bangalore, India)
Squarepoint Capital· London, United Kingdom / Montreal, Canada / Madrid, Spain / Bangalore, India·
Job description
Position Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Python developer to join our Alpha Data team, responsible for delivering a vast quantity of data served to users worldwide. You will be a cornerstone of a growing Data team, becoming a technical subject matter expert and developing strong working relationships with quant researchers, traders, and fellow colleagues across our Technology organization.
Alpha Data teams are able to deploy valuable data to the rest of the Squarepoint business at speed. Ingestion pipelines and data transformation jobs are resilient and highly maintainable, while the data models are carefully designed in close collaboration with our researchers for efficient query construction and alpha generation.
We achieve an economy of scale through building new frameworks, libraries, and services used to increase the team's quality of life, throughput, and code quality. Teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded and diversity of thought and creative solutions are valued. Our emphasis is on a culture of learning, development, and growth.
- Take part ownership of our ever-growing estate of data pipelines,
- Propose and contribute to new abstractions and improvements - make a real positive impact across our team globally,
- Design, implement, test, optimize and troubleshoot our data pipelines, frameworks, and services,
- Collaborate with researchers to onboard new datasets,
- Regularly take the lead on production support operations - during normal working hours only.
Required Qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience coding to a high standard in Python,
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM subject,
- Experience with and knowledge of SQL, and one or more common RDBMS systems (we mostly use Postgres),
- Practical knowledge of commonly used protocols and tools used to transfer data (e.g. FTP, SFTP, HTTP APIs, AWS S3),
- Excellent communication skills.
Nice to haves
- Experience with big data frameworks, databases, distributed systems, or Cloud development.
- Experience with any of these: C++, kdb+/q, Rust.
Why work at Squarepoint Capital
- Culture: Collaboration across teams, a flat structure with a strong sense of ownership and accountability, and a focus on intellectual curiosity.
- Work environment: In-office for most roles (offices in New York, Boston, London, Paris, Singapore, Bangalore, etc.). Some roles offer a remote work program, but the majority require physical presence.
- Benefits: Generous parental leave, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(K) matching, disability and life insurance, paid sick days, generous PTO, paid volunteer time, free snacks and drinks. Offices are designed for in-person collaboration.
- Engineering culture: Technology is considered core to the business; engineers work closely with quantitative researchers to build and optimize trading systems. Emphasis on C++, Python, Kubernetes, and low-latency systems.
- Growth trajectory: Rapid headcount growth and a global footprint offer opportunities for career advancement and international mobility.