Voleon is looking to solve real-world financial problems by applying state-of-the-art machine learning and maintaining and evolving its core analytics pipelines and data models.
Requirements
Strong background in modern data infrastructure and modeling (e.g., SQL, Presto, Spark, Dask, Polars)
Strong understanding of query optimization and performance tuning in SQL and experience with columnar storage formats (e.g., Parquet, ORC)
Demonstrated experience designing normalized and denormalized data structures for analytical workloads
Familiarity with AWS cloud technologies and on-prem compute clusters (e.g., Slurm, SSH, Unix)
Familiarity with Airflow for data orchestration pipelines
Exposure to quantitative research or machine learning environments
Responsibilities
Recruit, mentor, and develop a diverse team of engineers and data specialists, starting with a small core team that will grow to meet the evolving needs of the organization.
Work with existing stakeholders to define and communicate a long-term strategy for analytics infrastructure and enablement, building a vision that solves real-world problems for our data scientists and extends toward a standardized, industry-class analytics platform
Lead team execution in a complex, fast-paced research environment, reducing friction and optimizing workflows
Influence laterally across engineering and research teams to align roadmaps, shape priorities, and drive shared goals
Ensure robust communication of team progress, creating transparency and credibility with senior stakeholders
Oversee consistent, well-documented, and queryable data models that power research today, and extend these frameworks toward the broader vision of a unified analytics platform
Other
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
3+ years of proven experience managing geographically distributed software engineering teams
3+ years of experience managing engineering or data teams focused on analytics or data infrastructure
Demonstrated success managing through ambiguity, influencing without direct authority, and leading complex cross-team initiatives
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of clearly articulating vision, progress, and impact
