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Senior Software Engineer, Foundational Data Engineering - NYC / Houston, TX- Systematic Quant Fund

Oxford KnightNew York, NY🇺🇸United StatesPosted 15 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Location: New York, NY / Houston, TX

Summary

Not your standard hedge fund, the scientists, technologists and academics at this innovative company look beyond traditional finance to develop creative solutions and sophisticated trading models.

They're looking to hire mid-level software engineers with expertise in Data Engineering to join the foundational data team. You'll be expected to have a strong background in large language models (LLM) technologies, cloud computing, and financial markets. You will work on world-class trading systems, developing and maintaining scalable and efficient data engineering solutions designed to meet the needs of your data scientist, financial analyst and engineering colleagues.

This role would be perfect for someone with a deep understanding of financial instruments & simulations, as well as knowledge of the data engineering technology landscape to help drive continued success.

Requirements
  • 7-10 years of software development experience, preferably with a data engineering focus
  • Proven background in LLM technologies and their application
  • Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, or C++
  • Solid experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and related, e.g. BigQuery
  • Good knowledge of database technologies (SQL, NoSQL) and data warehousing
  • Minimum BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance (or related field)
  • Highly desirable: prior financial industry/hedge fund experience

Benefits
  • Market-leading base salaries + bonus
  • Outstanding benefits package
  • Truly collaborative culture and growth opportunities throughout the firm
  • Flexible work environment
  • Tuition reimbursement, conference and training sponsorship


Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Contact
If you feel you are a strong match for this role, or would like more information, please get in touch:

Eoughin Perry
eoughin.perry@oxfordknight.com
linkedin.com/in/eoughin-perry-874b19195

Skills

GCP
SQL
AWS
Azure
BigQuery
C++
Java
LLM
Python

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