Lead Analytical Data Engineer

• The Economic Research (ER) team is focused on improving Nasdaq's insights of trading data and supporting a variety of initiatives, including regulatory reporting, customer analytics, and other research. The engineer will sit within the ER team but will collaborate with a variety of other teams across the product and technology functions.
• The Engineer will work closely with our ER team to build out advanced analytics in a variety of financial assets and markets. They will gain deep domain expertise in financial markets and leverage their technical skills to deliver data models in support of internal and external initiatives.
• This will require designing and developing data models to ensure data quality, consistency, and integrity throughout the data lifecycle. The engineer will design and implement ETL processes to integrate data from various sources and maintain documentation for the data models and ETL processes.
• This engineer will also be working closely with the platform engineering team on requirements and needs for data pipeline execution 

• Must haves:
  • Strong track record of working with dbt
  • Strong experience with Spark
  • Strong programming skills in languages such as Python or Java
  • Strong data modeling experience (data vault, dimensional data, etc.) 
  • Familiarity with data governance tooling such as Monte Carlo, Atlan
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Strong understanding of data warehouse, relational and columnar databases like Redshift, Snowflake.
  • Experience working with large data sets
• Nice to haves:
  • Demonstrated experience working within AWS technologies (S3, Redshift, RDS, etc.)
  • Experience with orchestration tooling (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster)
  • Familiarity with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Kafka, Delta Lake, Iceberg, Arrow, Data Fusion).
  • Familiarity with trading data
  • Hands-on experience in creating dashboards

Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

What We Offer

We’re proud to offer a competitive rewards package that is meaningful, recognizes the unique needs of our employees and their families and incentivizes employees for their contribution to Nasdaq’s overall success.

In addition to base salary, Nasdaq offers significant other compensation (annual bonus/commissions and equity), benefits, and opportunity for growth. Exact compensation may vary based on several job-related factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to: skill set, experience, education/training, business needs and market demands.

Nasdaq’s programs and rewards are intended to allow our employees to:

• Secure Wealth: 401(k) program with 6% employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Program with 15% discount, Student loan repayment program up to $10k, Company paid life and disability plans, Generous paid time off
• Prioritize Health: Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, Health spending account with employer contribution, Paid flex days to support mental wellbeing, Gym membership discounts
• Care for Family: Hybrid home/office schedule (for most positions), Paid parental leave, Fertility benefits, Paid bereavement leave
• Connect with Community: Company gift matching program, Employee resource groups, Paid volunteer days
• Grow Career: Education Assistance Program, Robust job skills training and Professional development opportunities

For more information, visit Nasdaq Benefits & Rewards Career page.