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Radley James

Senior Data Architect

Full Time · In Office · New York, New York (USA)

Posted Aug 19, 2026

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A quant hedge fund is seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead the design of their next-generation research and simulation data ecosystem. You will architect the unified data platform that powers systematic research, backtesting, and alpha generation across global asset classes. It is a high-impact role in which you own the end-to-end design of data models and while working closely with quants and simulation engineers and define the best practices.

  • What They’re Looking For
  • 7+ years of experience in data architecture or large-scale data engineering
  • Proven success designing scalable storage systems (columnar DBs, time-series stores, data lakes, object storage).
  • Strong Python skills and experience with Parquet, Arrow, Spark, SQL/NoSQL, and distributed file systems.
  • Expertise in time-series + financial data modeling across multiple vendors and asset classes.
  • Experience building data interfaces or APIs for researchers or quantitative analysts.
  • Bonus: experience with cloud architectures (AWS/GCP/Azure) and modern data governance.

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