Data Engineer

Description

About BMLL

We are the leading independent provider of harmonized Level 3 historical data and analytics to the world’s most sophisticated capital market participants. BMLL offers banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds and global exchange groups immediate and flexible access to the most granular Level 3, T+1 order book data and advanced analytics, enabling them to accelerate research, optimize trading strategies and generate alpha at unparalleled speed and scale.

Our culture is inclusive and highly collaborative, with a flat management structure that empowers our employees to get involved in decision making as we continue to grow and scale.  We give all our employees share options so they participate in the growth and development of the business.

We offer a combination of remote and office (London based) working, weekly team lunches and plenty of office snacks!

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About the Role

At BMLL we process terabytes of historical market data every day into suites of data products, which we then deliver to our customers.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone at or near the beginning of their career in technology to join us in the Data Distribution team. Our team owns the robust, scalable and secure mechanisms that deliver the data we produce.

Our systems are responsible for ensuring that however a customer gets BMLL's data, they get it in the most efficient, cost-effective and timely manner possible. These systems are engineered to a high standard, using Python, SQL, RDS/Postgres, Snowflake, Celery, and many more technologies and products.

Your job will involve contributing to ongoing design and development, ensuring what we own stays efficient, precise, easy to understand, easy to operate, and free of errors. Our team is crucial to the success of BMLL's technology and commercial strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design and build solutions to distribute data to customers.
• Ensure 24/7 system reliability by implementing company and industry best practices.
• Implement workflow management software to automate operational tasks and optimize the utilisation of infrastructure and applications.
• Design and implement CI/CD workflows to maintain software quality via continuous and automated deployment and testing.
• Work hand-in-hand with product and operations teams.
• Review and assess tools that become available in the industry.

Requirements

Essential

• Degree in computer science or other STEM degree plus demonstrable computer science skill-set.
• Good working knowledge of Python and SQL.
• Robust theoretical or practical understanding of concepts in distributed systems.
• Familiarity with Linux.
• Avid learner, problem solver and detail-orientation.
• Excellent communication skills.

Desirable

Experience with:

• AWS or other cloud provider.
• Snowflake, Databricks, Postgres, Oracle.
• C++, or C and Java

Benefits

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Share Options after completion of probationary period
• Discretionary Bonus 
• Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Work remotely abroad for up to 40 business days each year
• Life Insurance
• Combination of remote and London-based office working (2-3 days in office per week)
• A yearly Well being Physical Activity budget
• Continuous learning through funded training and challenging projects
• Collaborative culture
• Weekly team lunches
• Free Fruit, snacks, and drinks provided throughout the day (When office based)
• Regular Team Socials
• Cycle to Work Scheme

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We pride ourselves on our commitment to Equality and Diversity. We are committed to removing barriers throughout our hiring process. If you have any special requirements or require reasonable adjustments to help you access career opportunities at BMLL, please do let us know careers@bmlltech.com.