Market Data Engineer

We are seeking a Market Data Engineer to join our team at Equity IT. As a Market Data Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting and managing both enterprise and latency-sensitive real-time market data environments.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage both enterprise and latency-sensitive real-time market data environments, including internal, vendor, and exchange-driven changes
• Partner with Portfolio Managers, trading desks, and core technology teams to support users of the market data platform and address evolving business needs
• Help shape the team’s technical direction by driving platform enhancements and new engineering initiatives
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineering teams across the firm to build real-time market data processing and distribution systems
• Optimize platform performance through network and systems programming techniques designed to reduce latency and improve reliability
• Design and build tools that automate support and platform management, including monitoring, real-time and historical metrics, visualization, and self-service administrative capabilities
• Strengthen operational processes and workflows across release management, incident response, remediation, exchange notification handling, and SLA enforcement
• Contribute to the stability and evolution of the global market data plant across both low-latency and non-latency-sensitive environments

Requirements

• Experience supporting market data environments within a global organization, including internally developed feed handlers and distribution infrastructure
• Strong understanding of market data concepts, including data models, messaging protocols, order book structures, recovery, and reliability mechanisms
• Technical background in developing and supporting complex market data systems, including platforms such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters
• Hands-on site reliability engineering or operational expertise, including system administration, automation, measurement, and release or deployment management
• Experience with monitoring, metrics, and command-and-control capabilities for distributed market data platforms, with the ability to assess current solutions and drive improvements
• Degree in Computer Science or a related field, with strong object-oriented programming or scripting experience
• Solid understanding of Linux internals, networking, and CPU architecture, with the ability to apply that knowledge to high-performance systems
• Strong prioritization, communication, relationship management, and ownership skills, with a detail-oriented approach in fast-moving, high-pressure environments