Lead Data Engineer

Venture outside the ordinary - TMX Careers

The TMX group of companies includes leading global exchanges such as the Toronto Stock Exchange, Montreal Exchange, and numerous innovative organizations enhancing capital markets.  United as a global team, we’re connecting cross-functionally, traversing industries and geographies, moving opportunity into action, advancing global economic growth, and propelling progress. Through a rich exchange of ideas, meaningful collaboration, and a nimble operating model, we're powering some of the nation's most critical systems, fueling capital formation and innovation, bringing increased opportunity to business visionaries, product ingenuity to consumers, and career exploration to our team.

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The platform team is responsible for executing the vision and achieving the goals of our three core lines of business: Indexing, Digital Distribution, and Data & Analytics. Made up of developers, data engineers, designers, and project managers, the platform team is the engine that drives forward the technical implementation of VettaFi’s offerings.
The opportunity is grounded in and powered by the impressive digital footprint that VettaFi has, including web domains like ETFdb.com, AdvisorPerspectives.com, and VettaFi.com, and will impact the millions of investors that these domains attract on a consistent basis. The role will be responsible for driving technical excellence in data engineering, statistical techniques, and domain specific applications.

 Responsibilities:

• Architectural Leadership: Lead the technical direction of the data engineering function, including providing input on infrastructure, warehousing, and tooling.

• Pipeline Development: Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines that ingest vast amounts of financial and user data from various sources into our data warehouse.

• Infrastructure Optimization: Leverage and optimize VettaFi’s data warehouse to support efficient querying and analytics.

• Data Quality & Governance: Implement automated monitoring, alerting, and testing to ensure data accuracy, freshness, and consistency.

• Collaboration: Partner closely with the platform team to productionalize models and integrate data streams into user-facing products. Ideate and advocate for projects involving novel applications of VettaFi’s data.

• Mentorship: Review and approve pull requests, enforce coding standards, and mentor junior engineers to elevate the team’s technical proficiency.

Job Requirements:

• A degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Systems.

•  A minimum of 5+ years of experience in data engineering, backend software engineering, or a related field.

• Expert-level SQL: Ability to write complex, highly optimized queries.

• Strong Python: Proficiency in writing robust, production-grade code for data orchestration.

• Experience with cloud data warehouses such as AWS Redshift and orchestration tools.

• Well-practiced communication skills, capable of translating complex architectural concepts into non-technical terms for stakeholders.

• A hands-on self-starter who takes ownership of the platform’s reliability.

• Strong people leadership experience with a collaborative team-oriented approach; you build others up and prioritize the team's success over personal accolades.

• Ambitious, driven, down-to-earth, and always open to new ideas and technologies.

• A positive attitude with a commitment to delivering high-quality, resilient systems.

Salary Range: ...$125,000/year - $140,000K/year USD
Please note that the Salary Range included is a guideline only. The salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

In the market for…

Excitement - Explore emerging technology and innovation, as well as ventures and digital finance that shape the future of global markets! Experience the movement of the market while grounded in the stability of close to 200 years of success.

Connection - With site hubs in some of the world’s most multicultural cities, we leverage our size and structure to create rich connections and belonging while experiencing powerful global impact through our work.

Impact - More than a platform, we use our talents to power mission-critical systems that drive global economic advancement, innovation, and growth. As well, our employee-led Team Impact spreads social good via our giving strategy.

Wellness - From empathetic leadership to a culture of flexibility and balance, we believe wellness at work creates the maximum yield and a stronger “we”. Plus, with a cloud-first and hybrid workstyle, as well as generous time-off and leaves, we support a life well lived! 

Growth - From a growth mindset in our work, to expansion in our business, TMX is home to action-takers energized by the achievement of ambitious growth.

Ready to enrich your career with impactful work, leaders who truly care, and the flexibility and programs to help you thrive as part of #TeamTMX ? Apply now.

Please note that our company is not currently sponsoring work permit applications and the applicant must be authorized to work in the country where this position is located. 

TMX is committed to creating and sustaining a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect and one which reflects the diversity of the community in which we operate. We provide accommodations for applicants and employees who require it.