Data Engineer

Data Engineer – Hedge Fund | AWS | SQL | Python | Power BI

Location: London

Contract: Full-time

Salary: £150,000 + Bonus + Benefits

A leading hedge fund is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to join its front-office technology team. This is a high-impact role where you’ll work directly with portfolio managers, quants, and analysts to design and deliver scalable, cloud-based data solutions that power trading and investment strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimise data pipelines and ETL workflows using AWS, Python, and SQL.
• Develop and maintain data models, ensuring accuracy and reliability of trading and market data.
• Deliver Power BI dashboards and reports to provide real-time insights for investment teams.
• Partner with stakeholders across the equities business to understand data requirements and deliver impactful solutions.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and performance standards are consistently met.
• Collaborate with quants, traders, and developers to support research, trading, and risk workflows.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience as a Data Engineer within financial services, ideally hedge funds or buy-side.
• Strong expertise in AWS (S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, Kinesis, etc.).
• Advanced skills in Python and SQL for building pipelines and optimising performance.
• Hands-on experience with Power BI for data visualisation and reporting.
• Strong understanding of equities trading and market data.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work closely with front-office teams.

Why join?

• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced hedge fund environment with direct exposure to investment decision-making.
• Be part of a collaborative front-office tech team driving data innovation.
• Competitive compensation, strong bonus potential, and career growth opportunities.
• Chance to shape and scale modern data infrastructure with cutting-edge cloud technologies.

If you’re a Data Engineer with strong AWS, Python, SQL, and Power BI skills, and want to apply your expertise in the dynamic world of equities trading, we’d love to hear from you.