Jump Trading
Data Engineer
$200K–$250K
New York or Chicago +2 · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Location
- New York or Chicago
Chicago, IL, United States
New York, NY, United States - Experience
- 7+ years of software engineering; 5+ years working on reference data or security master systems in an engineering capacity.
About the job
Build and evolve Jump Trading’s core data platform and instrument/security master, delivering validated reference, fundamental, and market data for research and trading.
What you'll do
- Centralize, validate, and model vendor and proprietary datasets; investigate data issues and implement processing controls.
- Own and evolve the instrument and security master, ensuring accurate reference data across asset classes.
- Partner with quantitative researchers and traders, and provide technical leadership on data quality, testing, and system design.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, with strong proficiency in Python.
- 5+ years working on reference data or security master systems in an engineering capacity.
- Strong understanding of fundamental datasets and market datasets, including index and exchange data.
- Strong unit-testing / test-driven coding style and hands-on experience within a Linux environment.
Nice to have
- Experience with data storage formats, filesystems, and event queues.
- Experience in high-frequency trading environments or similar proprietary trading firms.
Pay
$200,000 — $250,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, Linux
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