Trexquant
Senior Data Architect (USA)
$175K–$200K
Stamford, Connecticut +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 28, 2026
- Location
- Stamford, Connecticut
New York, New York - Experience
- 7+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
About the job
Designs and leads a unified data platform that enables quantitative researchers and simulators to discover, combine, and analyze financial datasets for research and backtesting.
What you'll do
- Architect and implement a scalable platform integrating vendor datasets across asset classes.
- Build storage systems, researcher-facing interfaces, and APIs for efficient data discovery and access.
- Set data modeling and quality practices, collaborate with research and infrastructure teams, and mentor data engineers.
What they ask for
- 7+ years in data architecture, quantitative research infrastructure, or large-scale data engineering in a financial or research-driven environment.
- Experience designing scalable data storage solutions and building interfaces, APIs, or tools for research users.
- Strong Python proficiency and familiarity with modern data stack technologies.
- Understanding of time-series and financial data modeling; ability to translate research needs into data schemas and access patterns.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with cloud architectures such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and modern data governance practices.
Pay
$175,000 - $200,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Parquet, Arrow, Spark, SQL/NoSQL, AWS, GCP, Azure
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