Senior Data Engineer (Fixed Income / Capital Markets) | New York City, NY (Local Only) | W2 Only

Role: Senior Data Engineer (Fixed Income / Capital Markets) | W2 Only Location: New York City, NY (Onsite) Duration: Long-Term Contract Note: Need local candidates with strong Fixed Income / Capital Markets domain experience Job Description We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and optimize data pipelines and analytics solutions supporting front-to-back office operations within the Fixed Income / Capital Markets domain. The ideal candidate will be an expert in Kafka, Snowflake, and Python, with a proven track record of building high-performance data systems for financial applications. Key Responsibilities • Lead the development and optimization of batch and real-time data pipelines, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance. • Architect, design, and deploy data integration, streaming, and analytics solutions using Spark, Kafka, and Snowflake. • Collaborate across teams to ensure end-to-end delivery and proactively support peers in achieving project milestones. • Troubleshoot and resolve technical performance issues; recommend tuning and optimization solutions. • Design and maintain a Reference Data System leveraging Kafka, Snowflake, and Python. • Ensure data quality, consistency, and compliance with enterprise and regulatory standards. Required Skills & Experience • Proven experience in data pipeline design, development, and maintenance using Kafka, Snowflake, and Python. • Strong knowledge of distributed data processing and streaming architectures. • Hands-on experience with Snowflake (data loading, optimization, and performance tuning). • Proficiency in Python for data manipulation, automation, and orchestration. • Expertise in Kafka ecosystem (Confluent, Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams). • Solid understanding of SQL, data modeling, and ETL/ELT frameworks. • Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) preferred. Domain Expertise (Preferred) • Experience in Trade Processing, Settlement, and Reconciliation across Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, or FX. • Deep understanding of trade lifecycle events, order types, allocation rules, and settlement processes. • Exposure to Funding, Planning & Analysis, Regulatory Reporting, and Compliance functions. • Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as Dodd-Frank, EMIR, MiFID II, or equivalent.