iCapital is powering the worlds alternative investment marketplace. Our financial technology platform has transformed how advisors, wealth management firms, asset managers, & banks evaluate & recommend bespoke public & private market strategies for their high-net-worth clients. iCapital services approximately $170 billion in global client assets invested in 1,392 funds, as of October 2023.
iCapital has been named to the Forbes Fintech 50 for six consecutive years (2018-2023); a three-time selection by Forbes to its list of Best Startup Employers (2021-2023); & a three-time winner of MMI/Barrons Solutions Provider award (See link below).
Job Description
We are looking for an outstanding Data Engineer to join our New York-based team who can help build the infrastructure to make data a central part of iCapital. Data driven decisions are very critical for iCapital, as a result, we are looking for engineers that will not only be able to use the data but also understand it & help make actionable decisions. Data Engineers quickly grasp complex & fluid business problems & solve them with robust & creative analyses after having built highly-performant & highly scalable infrastructure to warehouse the data. If you love using the latest technologies, working on creative software projects, and/or thinking about innovative new business plans in your spare time, read on.
How You Will Fulfill Your Potential
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Leverage open-source technologies & cloud solutions to build elegant features that iCapital platform users love
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Develop & automate large scale, high-performance data platform infrastructure to drive iCapital business growth & enable data-driven organization
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Design & develop reusable components & frameworks for ingestion, cleansing, & data quality
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Streamline the ingestion of raw data from various sources into our Data Lake & Data Warehouse
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Design data models for optimal storage & retrieval that represent the product entities & meet business requirements
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Coordinate closely with sales & product development teams daily to push iCapitals FinTech strategy & improve the overall profitability of our business
What Were Looking For
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Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics or other quantitative area or related field
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5+ years of experience with open-source technologies or object-oriented/functional programming, strong ability to write easy-to-scale, high-quality code
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Experienced in at least 1 numeric research framework (python/pandas, R/Splus, Octave/Matlab)
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Familiarity with OLAP (Redshift, Snowflake) & OLTP (PostgreSQL, MongoDB) databases.
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Familiarity with various database designs (Relational, Columnar, NoSQL)
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Some background in probability/statistics
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Detail-oriented, ability to multitask & work in a fast-paced environment
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Ability to work independently while also being a strong team player
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Excellent written & verbal communication
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Passionate about programming & cutting-edge technologies
Preferred Qualifications
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Masters in Computer Science, Data Science or related field
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Professional experience with Python & JVM based languages such as Scala, Java, & Kotlin
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Experience building data-pipelines, data-lakes & data warehouses.
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Good knowledge of financial markets & financial instruments
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Experience with AWS solutions such as Lambda, S3, Kinesis, ElastiCache
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Familiarity with AWS & infrastructure-as-code (terraform or cloud formation)
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Familiarity with the use & restrictions of PII data for analysis, research, development, & testing
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Full-time or internship experience as a data engineer in the financial technology industry is a plus
Benefits
The base salary range for this role is $120,000 to $150,000. iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, & an annual performance bonus. Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, & virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, & unlimited paid time off (PTO).
We believe the best ideas & innovation happen when we are together. We offer most employees the flexibility to work in the office three or four days. Every department has different needs, & some positions will be designated in-office jobs, based on their function.
For additional information on iCapital, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc | Awards Disclaimer: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us/recognition/
iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity & Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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