Data Engineer (UK Remote)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join us on a remote basis. There will be some requirement to attend in-person for training and for departmental/team meetings depending on business needs. For these visits we'll bring you in to our London head office they will be a great chance to meet the wider Alpha Tech team! We provide laptops and communication equipment. The Role As a Data Engineer in Alpha Technology you will be working in a team of experienced engineers delivering high performance data solutions to the business. Your customers will be the quantitative researchers and engineers who use data to drive systematic trading models and execution algorithms. Your challenges will be varied and include: Building technology that make it easy to store, map, access and visualise data at TB scale Working with data vendors and their technologies to ingest and distribute data at Man Incrementally improving and supporting a range of business critical data pipelines Creating Man Group’s next generation data platform Our Technology Our systems run on Linux and most of our code is in Python3, using the full scientific stack: e.g. numpy, scipy, pandas, scikit-learn. We implement the systems that require the highest data throughput in Java. For storage, we rely heavily on S3, Kafka, Postgres/Oracle and MongoDB. We use Kafka for data pipelines, Bitbucket for source control, Jenkins for continuous integration, Prometheus Grafana for metrics collection, ELK for log shipping and monitoring, Docker for containerisation, Kubernetes for container orchestration, Airflow for scheduling, OpenStack for our private cloud, Ansible for architecture automation, and Slack for internal communication. Our technology list is never static: we constantly evaluate new tools and libraries. Technology and Business Skills We strive to hire the brightest most highly skilled and passionate technologists. Essential Exceptional technology skills. A proponent of strong collaborative software engineering techniques and methods: agile development, continuous integration, code review, unit testing, refactoring and related approaches Proficient in one or more programming languages: Python, Java or C/C Proficient on Linux platforms Good knowledge of one or more relevant database technologies e.g. Oracle, MongoDB Familiarity with a variety of programming styles (e.g. OO, functional) and in-depth knowledge of design patterns. Advantageous An understanding of financial markets and instruments Prior experience of working with financial market data A knowledge of modern practices for data engineering and stream processing Experience with cloud platforms: AWS / Azure Automation and observability when building applications Proficient with a range of open source frameworks and development tools e.g. NumPy/SciPy/Pandas, Spark, Apache Kafka Experience of web-based development using modern frameworks. Visualisation technology for portraying large and complex datasets and relationships Relevant mathematical knowledge e.g. statistics, time-series analysis Personal Attributes Strong academic record with a degree or equivalent experience within the software engineering space Intellectually robust with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving Self-organised and focused on delivering value to the business with relentless efforts to improve process Strong interpersonal skills: able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with quantitative researchers, traders and software engineering colleagues Working Here Alpha Tech has a small company, no-attitude feel. It is flat structured, open, transparent and collaborative, and you will have plenty of opportunity to grow and have enormous impact on what we do. We are actively engaged with the broader technology community. We host and sponsor London’s PyData and Machine Learning Meetups We open-source some of our technology. See github.com/man-group We regularly talk at leading industry conferences, and tweet about relevant technology and how we’re using it. See @manquanttech We organise regular social events, everything from photography through climbing, karting, wine tasting and monthly team lunches We have annual away days and off-sites for the whole team As well as PCs and Macs, in our office you’ll also find numerous pieces of cool tech such as light cubes and 3D printers, guitars, ping-pong and table-football, and a piano. We offer competitive compensation, a generous holiday allowance, along with various health and other flexible benefits. We are also committed to continuous learning and development via coaching, mentoring, regular conference attendance and sponsoring academic and professional qualifications. Man Alpha Technology Alpha Technology is a wholly front-office aligned business unit, responsible for all of the technology in Man Group that drives trading decision making. It numbers approximately 170 engineers who help drive technical innovation across the firm’s investment managers by application of a strong technology platform. It is structured into a number of distinct teams, some cross-cutting building technology and others aligned to an individual investment manager building specific quant or portfolio management tools, or systematic trading systems: Alpha Platform Technology – responsible for the common front-office platform, comprising Data Engineering, Python Research and Development Infrastructure and Linux High Performance Compute. Execution Technology – responsible for all Electronic Execution Technology and Trader facing tools. Risk Technology – responsible for front office Risk Technology and Risk Reporting. AHL Technology – responsible for technology specific to Man AHL, a quant systematic investment manager. GLG Technology – responsible for technology specific to Man GLG, a fundamental discretionary investment manager. Numeric Technology – responsible for technology specific to Man Numeric, a quant systematic investment manager. GPM Technology - responsible for technology specific to Man GPM, a private markets business focused on real-estate assets. Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equality of opportunity. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business, and this is embedded in our culture and values. We run a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and encourage diversity and inclusion across our firm and industry. https://www.man.com/diversity. Man Group is also a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter. Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme. We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.