Data Specialist

janestreet· Software Engineering
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📍 New York, New York, United States

About this role

About the Position

We're looking for a Data Specialist to help us understand, improve, and maintain the data that fuels our trading. You'll be embedded in an engineering team and will work closely with software developers, traders, and operations professionals across the firm.

Meeting the needs of these groups involves diverse types of work including analyzing, onboarding, validating, and producing large data sets from many different sources. You'll collaborate closely with your direct team and trading desks to understand requirements and improve our software. In this role, you will interface directly with exchanges and data vendors to raise, track, and resolve issues critical to our trading as well as develop deep domain knowledge to help interpret and consume our data, driving business growth in new areas. 

About You

  • Strong data analysis, debugging, and troubleshooting skills
  • Programming experience in any language
  • Experience using SQL and relational databases
  • Responsible, organised, with great attention to detail
  • Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
  • Operations, support, and/or project coordination experience is a plus

 

While prior experience with financial data would be nice, we don’t expect you to have a finance background.

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Where is the Data Specialist position at janestreet located?
This Data Specialist role at janestreet is based in New York, New York, United States. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Which team or department does the Data Specialist at janestreet belong to?
This Data Specialist position is part of the Software Engineering department at janestreet. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the Data Specialist position at janestreet?
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When was the Data Specialist job at janestreet posted?
This Data Specialist position at janestreet was posted on May 3, 2022. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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