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Software Engineer (Java) – Research Data Platform

A software engineer who builds and runs pipelines delivering curated global options data to researchers and traders. It sits in the research data team, which owns dataset quality and daily operations.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Build and run pipelines that ingest, curate and serve options research data
Add validation and monitoring to improve data quality
Work with researchers and traders to turn their data needs into services
Onboard new datasets alongside regional platform teams

What they ask for

Required

3+ years as a software engineer
Strong Java and practical Python
Algorithms, data structures and concurrency
Production software and troubleshooting
Interest in checking data correctness for research
Experience with data pipelines or distributed systems

Preferred

Linux, containers and Kubernetes
Apache Iceberg and Parquet
Prior trading or financial data experience

Education: Computer science or related degree, or equivalent practical experience
Experience: 3+ years as a software engineer
Languages and tools: Java
Python
Markets: options

How to prepare

Build a small pipeline that ingests option chain data and validates it
Learn Parquet and Iceberg-style table formats
Study options data quirks: strikes, expiries and corporate actions
Practise writing data quality monitors and alerts

What to study

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