Senior Market Data Developer (W2 or Own Corp Only)

Job Title: Senior Market Data Developer Location: Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid) (Local Only) Type: Contract (W2 or Own Corp only) • Data Sourcing & Integration • Source EOD market data by region from various front-office marking systems and external providers. • Validate and normalize data across asset classes for pricing and risk consumption. • Data Modeling & Storage • Design and implement data models in Snowflake to persist: End-of-day prices, Volatility surfaces, Credit spread curves, Discount curves and other risk-related market data • Infrastructure Development • Provide solutions to pricing engines to deliver market data by region with high reliability and performance. • Build scalable, cost-efficient Snowflake infrastructure and optimize queries for performance. • Implement data quality checks and ensure auditability. • Integrate with AWS SQS messaging for data readiness events. • Collaboration • Work closely with Market Data and Risk teams to define canonical market observables and maintain data lineage. • Work closely with Risk Orchestration team to ensure all market data inputs meet requirements for pricing and risk analytics. Essential Experience/ Skills: • 7+ years of hands-on experience in developing applications using Relational Databases and Big-data platforms. • Technical • Strong Python (pandas, NumPy, data engineering best practices). • Advanced SQL and Snowflake (schema design, warehouse management, streams/tasks, query optimization). • ETL/ELT pipeline development • Domain Knowledge • Market data concepts across multiple asset classes (Rates, FX, Credit, Equities, Commodities). • Understanding of EOD pricing and risk inputs for VaR, sensitivities, and stress testing. • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar technical discipline