What are the responsibilities and job description for the Market Data Engineer | $200k+ position at Feldspar & Flint LLC?
Feldspar & Flint LLC is a NYC metro area Recruiting & Staffing firm that specializes in operational strategy across core business functions.
Our client is seeking a Market Data Engineer to design and support high-performance data pipelines for a data-intensive financial platform. This role focuses on building reliable, scalable data solutions that process large volumes of market data and deliver clean, accurate information to downstream systems. The ideal candidate has strong core data engineering skills, experience in financial services environments, and thrives in fast-moving, production-focused teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and databases supporting high-volume market data
- Develop and optimize ETL workflows to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and availability
- Partner with engineering, trading, and business teams to integrate and process multiple data sources
- Monitor and improve system performance, scalability, and reliability in Linux environments
- Contribute to enhancements in data architecture, tooling, and pipeline efficiency
Qualifications
- Proven experience in data engineering within financial services or market data environments
- Strong hands-on expertise with KDB /Q
- Experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines
- Proficiency in Linux-based systems
- Working knowledge of Python for scripting or automation
- Familiarity with Java or C is a plus
- Experience with options or derivatives markets is advantageous but not required
- Detail-oriented, self-directed, and collaborative mindset
Salary : $200,000 - $225,000