Senior Software Engineer, Strategy Research Analytics at Voleon · LumiJobs
Remote
senior
$200k–$255k
H1B: no
Voleon Senior Software Engineer in Strategy Research Analytics leading design and architecture of analytics infrastructure. Own recurring analytics pipelines and drive consolidation towards a standardized analytics platform.
Responsibilities
Own implementation and on-going operation of recurring analytics pipelines (e.g., Airflow DAGs) including monitoring, alerting, and reliability improvements
Lead architectural evolution of the analytics platform, including schema standardization, DAG consolidation, and modernization of legacy workflows
Drive cross-team technical alignment when consolidating duplicated or inconsistent analytics outputs
Build and maintain base analytics tables and metrics with strong schema discipline and reproducible computation
Define and implement reliability standards (SLOs, observability patterns, runbooks) adopted across analytics pipelines
Improve transparency and usability through documentation, discoverability, and clear data contracts
Optimize distributed compute and SQL query performance; design data layouts (partitioning, file sizing) for columnar storage
Mentor engineers through design reviews and raise the bar for operational and modeling rigor
Qualification
Strong proficiency in Python and SQLStrong data modeling expertiseExpertise in metadata managementEqual Opportunity Employer
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
3+ years of experience building and operating analytics or data infrastructure systems
Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
Deep experience with distributed query engines and large-scale compute systems
Demonstrated ownership of large-scale or mission-critical data infrastructure
Strong data modeling expertise, including schema design, partitioning strategy, and reproducibility considerations
Expertise in metadata management, data lineage, and applying robust data governance principles
Preferred
Experience leading architectural migrations or major refactors of data platforms
Familiarity with AWS cloud technologies and on-prem compute clusters (e.g., Slurm, SSH, Unix)
Exposure to quantitative research or machine learning environments.
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Equal Opportunity Employer
The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
Benefits
Highly competitive compensation and benefits packages
