Data Engineer
Location: London
About Us:
We are GSR, a well-established market-making and programmatic trading firm operating in the cryptocurrency trading sector. Our team of over 200 employees across 5 countries provides substantial liquidity to cryptocurrency protocols and exchanges daily. With a strong focus on offering exceptional service and tailored trading capabilities, we have built lasting relationships within cryptocurrency communities and traditional investor circles.
GSR collaborates with a wide range of entities in the industry, including token issuers, traders, investors, miners, and numerous cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide. Our team, comprising experienced finance and technology professionals from renowned organizations like Goldman Sachs and Two Sigma, has developed a robust trading platform specifically designed to address the complexities of digital asset markets. We continually enhance our technology to ensure our clients can efficiently implement their strategies.
Joining GSR presents an opportunity to deeply engage with various sectors of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
About the Role:
We are seeking an individual to join our data analytics team and collaborate closely with our business teams to enhance the firm's service offerings.
Your Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with quantitative teams to grasp data requirements.
- Work with various business units to develop analytical datasets.
- Develop high throughput near real-time event-driven datasets using live trade and market data.
- Create solutions facilitating reliable extraction of insights from market data.
- Interface with external APIs to ingest necessary data.
- Partner with developer teams to onboard them to the data platform employing best practices.
- Design dashboards using Business Intelligence tools to present data to business teams.
- Maintain databases critical for downstream data areas.
- Participate in product design, implementation, and quality assurance.
- Recommend enhancements to data collection, consumption, and storage processes.
Your Qualifications/Attributes:
- 3 to 8 years of relevant experience.
- Strong passion for data analytics with a solid understanding of order book mechanics.
- Proficiency in Java programming.
- Strong skills in SQL and modeling relational data.
- Experience with REST and WS APIs.
- Proficiency in building event-driven applications using Kafka.
- Familiarity with databases including tick data stores (MySQL, Clickhouse, etc).
- Knowledge of AWS or Google Cloud.
- Experience with Linux, Docker considered a plus.
- Exposure to DevOps environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience in financial services, especially e-Trading, High-Frequency Trading, or Derivatives Trading support.
- Self-starter with excellent communication skills in English.
Nice to Have:
- Familiarity with Business Intelligence tools like Looker or Tableau.
- Experience organizing and curating datasets.
- Understanding of Rust.
- Interest in the cryptocurrency market.
What We Offer:
- Collaborative and transparent company culture based on Integrity, Innovation, and Performance.
- Competitive Salary with two discretionary bonus payments annually.
- Benefits including Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Retirement Planning, 30 days holiday, and office lunches.
- Regular team-building activities like Town Halls, team lunches, and social events.
- Corporate and Social Responsibility program with charity fundraisers and volunteer opportunities.
GSR is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer where all decisions related to hiring, promotion, and performance management are based on meritocracy and competence aligned with business needs. Learn more about us on our platform.
