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[Remote] Software Engineer, Strategy Research Analytics

🌍 Remote · United States 💼 Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Voleon Group is a technology company that applies AI and machine learning to real-world problems in finance. They are seeking a Software Engineer to lead the design, evolution, and long-term architecture of analytics infrastructure supporting research reporting and analysis across strategies, with a focus on reliable pipelines, standardized datasets, and improved query performance.

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

Skills

  • • 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
  • • 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

Benefits

  • Highly competitive compensation and benefits packages
  • Technology talks by our experts
  • A beautiful modern office
  • Daily catered lunches

Company Overview

  • The Voleon Group is a family of companies committed to the development & deployment of cutting-edge technologies in investment management. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Berkeley, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://voleon.com/.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • The Voleon Group has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 4 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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