Data (Platform) Engineer (Python/Java/Scala/SQL)

• We seek a problem solver with a data/backend engineering background to contribute to our modern data platform.
• We are an ideal fit if you identify with some of the following traits:
  • Critical thinker and “less is more” doer and data-driven decision maker.
  • Always strive for the big picture and be curious about what happens under the hood.
  • Eager to address the root cause of the problem, not its symptoms.
  • Writing code is the last thing to think about when resolving an issue.
  • A backend/software engineer interested in solving real business problems & data engineering.
• Grasshopper is a tech-driven financial instrument trading firm whose strategies / quantitative research/trading operations will strongly rely on the data quality that your ‘will-be’ data platform produces.
• ONLY ACCEPT CANDIDATES WHO GRADUATED FROM BKU OR HUS OR OVERSEA UNIVERSITIES

Responsibilities

• Recognise common problems in financial data engineering and implement reusable self-served components to speed up the data onboarding process.
• Address bottlenecks and improve the current data platform architecture based on the ELT concept.
• Work closely with analytic engineers and business stakeholders to: 
  • Address root business problems and advise them with proper data models to solve them
  • Propose/design scalable data models to tackle new requirements.
  • Ensure data reliability of these models.