Sr. Data Engineer

This is a fulltime direct hire position located in Seattle Washington.

• To lead in creating the data architecture and design for the firm's Commodity Trading, Transaction and Reporting Systems.
• Lead the implementation of that design as well as the ongoing maintenance of the data infrastructure for the broader commodity trading platform.
• Understands system protocols, how systems operate and data flows.
• Monitors and evaluates overall strategic data infrastructure; tracks system efficiency and reliability; identifies and recommends efficiency improvements and mitigates operational vulnerabilities
• Organize and store the data for efficient reporting and data transformation
• Beyond the primary responsibility of owning the firm's data design and data infrastructure, we are a small firm growing quickly that participates in a LOT of transactions! With that, the candidate will be expected to be a key solution provider for the broader firm, including:
• Maintaining a strong focus on innovation, and continuously working to improve existing processes, systems, and technology
• Working with management team and front office users to review existing designs and processes to highlight more efficient ways to complete existing workload
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related engineering discipline.
• 4+ years of experience developing software in a professional environment.
• 3+ years of hands on Data Driven Enterprise Application development.
• Strong understanding of Enterprise architecture patterns, Object Oriented & Service Oriented principles, design patterns, industry best practices.
• Foundational knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance.
• Proficiency in programming in C#, .NET or Python and willingness to learn and adopt new languages as necessary.