About the company
At IEX, we’re passionate about building technology that moves industries forward. Our story began when we built a stock exchange designed to deliver high-performance results for all investors. Our goal is to build transformative technology without ever compromising our integrity - and we’re just getting started.
Job Summary
As a Data Engineer, you will develop creative and scalable solutions to marshal blockchain data with complex structures. As an engineer on the team, you will contribute to the full spectrum of our systems, from managing foundational processing and data storage, to building and maintaining scalable pipelines, to developing frameworks, tools, and internal applications to make that data easily and efficiently available to other teams and systems. You have the composure and aptitude required to work effectively in a dynamic, high-pressure, and fast-paced startup environment.
You have experience working with complex data, systems, and have a solid understanding of technology fundamentals. You will demonstrate the composure and aptitude required to work effectively in a dynamic, high-pressure, and fast-paced startup environment.
This position is best suited for a highly collaborative, team-oriented individual who is passionate about innovation and making an impact in the technology and financial markets.
This person will build and manage our data pipelines and work closely with the department’s head in creating the roadmap, design, and infrastructure from beginning to end. Experience building systems and applications from the ground up is a plus, but a real passion for our mission of fairness and transparency is imperative.
About You:
Self-starter with the capability of executing on projects independently Experience working with complex data, systems, and have a solid understanding of technology fundamentals Collaborative team player Strong communication skills to distill clear ideas to non-technical audiences Firm dedication to the core values of IEX – belief in fairness and transparency in the financial markets
What You’ll Do:
Design, build, and operate our foundational data infrastructure Automate repeatable processes with solutions that are robust, configurable, and scalable Establish real-time data pipelines to acquire/distribute data within our application’s ecosystem Build and maintain SDKs for use by internal services Manage and maintain database architectures
You Are:
A passion for data and challenging problems A bias to ship and iterate alongside product management and design partners Demonstrated ability to efficiently build large data sets from real time data feeds Experience as a data engineer working with data pipelines built in the cloud, including knowledge of related distributed data frameworks like Kafka, Spark, etc. Proven success with query optimization, resource allocation and management and data lake performance Wide experience with relational and non-relational database technologies (PostgreSQL, Cassandra, etc.) Coding experience in Rust, Python, Node.js, and Go, along with a zeal for writing well-designed, testable software Culture fit (Think Big, Do Good/ Win Together/ Be Gritty/ Invent & Reinvent)
Why You Should Apply:
Comprehensive Benefits New hire stock equity (RSUs) 401K employer match Unlimited PTO 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision OneMedical membership 16 weeks parental leave Wellness Benefits Flexible workplace Employer charity match Learning stipend Commuter benefits Jump Start onboarding program Internal mentor program cross-departmentally Friendly and inclusive workplace culture