Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. PanAgora Asset Management is dedicated to transforming financial lives through a flexible work environment and a commitment to internal mobility. They are seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and support scalable data platform solutions, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to implement data integration and platform capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement data platform solutions including data streaming, CDC, data warehouse, data lake, and ETL/ELT pipelines using modern cloud-based technologies
- Contribute to the development and adoption of best practices for data platform configuration management, observability, testing, and operational readiness
- Build and support end-to-end data integration pipelines from source systems through Kafka and/or Striim to analytical and operational targets
- Participate in engineering design sessions and code reviews for complex data solutions across multiple systems and platforms
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to data platform performance, scalability, and reliability
- Collaborate with architects, platform engineering, security, and governance teams to align solutions with enterprise standards and data strategy
- Support implementation of operational resilience practices, including monitoring, alerting, and data recovery processes
- Evaluate and help adopt new technologies and tools that improve data platform capabilities
- Contribute to documentation, design artifacts, and engineering standards
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and support team development
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
- 6–9+ years of software or data engineering experience
- Strong hands-on experience building and supporting data platforms in production environments
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation for data platform deployments
- Experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake, Kafka (or similar technologies)
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools
- Strong competency in SQL and Python
- Solid understanding of distributed systems, cloud architectures, and design patterns
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
- Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
- Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
- Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
- Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.
Company Overview
PanAgora Asset Management is a quantitative investment manager whose proprietary approach is designed to capitalize on inefficiencies across market cycles and to deliver relative and absolute returns through distinct and innovative equity, multi-asset and risk premia strategies. It was founded in 1989, and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://www.panagora.com.