Data Engineer
We're looking for a skilled and proactive Data Engineer with 25 years of experience to help build and maintain robust, high-performance data pipelines and infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has deep technical knowledge of Redshift, and is capable of diagnosing and improving SQL query performance. You'll work closely with investment advisors, engineering, product, and analytics teams to ensure the reliability, efficiency, and scalability of our data systems.
Key responsibilities include :
- Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL pipelines using Luigi and Apache Airflow
- Monitor and optimize performance of Redshift clusters, particularly : diagnosing high CPU usage, identifying slow or resource-intensive queries, refactoring SQL for performance improvements
- Proactively build data quality alerts and notification systems to ensure pipeline health and catch missing / incomplete data early
- Work closely with analysts and stakeholders to ensure the data is accurate, available, and accessible
- Respond promptly to issues during working hours (within 5 minutes during core hours)
- Lead or assist in potential migration projects (e.g., Redshift to Snowflake or other tools), including planning, testing, and execution
Collaborate on data modeling and schema design to support analytics and application needs
Requirements include :
25 years of hands-on data engineering experience in a production environmentStrong experience with Amazon Redshift, including query optimization and system diagnosticsProficiency with ETL orchestration tools such as Luigi and Apache AirflowExpert-level SQL skills; ability to analyze and optimize long-running queriesProven ability to troubleshoot high CPU or slow query issues on RedshiftFamiliarity with data alerting and monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Datadog, custom alert systems)Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindsetHigh responsiveness during working hours; ability to support production data pipelines and address urgent issues quicklyExperience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)Bonus : experience leading or supporting data platform migrations
Preferred qualifications include :
Experience with data warehousing concepts and modern data stacksFamiliarity with data pipeline logging, testing, and observability best practicesExperience with Snowflake or other modern data platformsInterest in or experience with financial data or investment platformsAdditional requirements :
Must be eligible for full-time US work - no exceptionsMust be able to work from our NY office - not a remote roleBenefits :
Free admission to art museums and galleriesHealth, dental, and vision coverage with FSA optionsPTO and 401kDiscounted Equinox membership