Job Description

(This position is based in Trepp's NYC office which operates in a hybrid work schedule)

The Data Operations Group at Trepp is responsible for creating and developing our data pipelines & workflows responsible for our core applications. Being a member of the Data Operations Group allows you the flexibility to learn and hone your technical skills on AWS cloud architectures, orchestrations frameworks, databases, and data lake integrations. You will have the opportunity of working with and creating services and pipelines used by teams including Structured Finance Modelers, Technical Research, and other engineering groups including Platform APIs and data science. Our products focus on data and analytics in structured finance (CMBS & CLO), commercial real estate (CRE), and Banking & lending. This team works closely with our Product Groups to always refine & improve our product and feature sets, data capabilities and delivery, along with creating new Product Workflows.

About this role:

As a Senior Data Engineer, you are responsible for building complex backend systems that are responsible for Trepp’s core structuring application and providing technical leadership in support of the company’s initiatives in data ingestion and pipeline automation. The position requires an individual who can collaborate on setting mid/long term goals and objectives, then be self-directed to estimate timelines and take ownership of the work, while communicating with stakeholders regularly. In this role you will be required to build and architect greenfield data pipelines in addition to modernization projects.

The Senior Data engineer role sets an example for junior team members through modelling best practices and provides guidance and feedback through code reviews, design discussions, etc., and generally supports the knowledge and skills development of junior team members.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate software development expertise in building greenfield products and data architectures
• Ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, and methodologies
• Demonstrate technical ability to back decisions with research and the “why,” and articulate several options, the pros and cons for each, and a recommendation
• A drive to work on financial data systems & pipelines including experience working with structured finance or commercial real estate datasets
• Act as a mentor by facilitating code reviews, providing guidance on architecture reviews, helping to unblock team members, and short-circuiting bad design decisions
• Act as the technical communicator and work closely with other engineering teams in addition to other department stakeholders for addressing their requests
• Identify critical infrastructure dependencies / updates and work to plan those tasks
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices across the development lifecycle. You will be skilled at agile methodologies and iterative delivery, coding standards, testing, and production support including performance monitoring, logging and alerting

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or in a related field
• 6+ years of experience building data and/or backend software systems
• 4+ years of experience with Python, Nodejs, Java, Scala
• 3+ years of experience with SQL, AWS and common data services such as RDS, data storage
• Familiar with RESTful APIs services and best practices
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments
• Knowledge of components within a technical architecture
• Experience with Agile and SDLC, GitHub workflows (or similar) for CI/CD
• Strong understanding of backend application development methodologies

Preferred Skills:

• Experience building data pipelines using Spark/Airflow
• Exposure to IaC like Terraform
• Understanding of serverless architectures, containers, and modern application development practices
• Experience working in Financial Services or related industry

Salary Range:

• Base salary starting from $160k plus bonus eligible

Benefits and Perks:

• Base + target bonus compensation structure
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401K (with employer match)
• Student Debt Retirement Plan
• Life insurance, long term disability, short term disability all covered by the company
• Flexible paid time off (PTO)
• Sixteen (16) weeks paid primary caregiver leave (Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible)
• Four (4) weeks paid parental leave
• Pet insurance
• Laptop (company issued) + WFH equipment reimbursement
• Career progression plan
• Pre-tax commuter benefit with company subsidy (For NYC-office based employees only)
• Involvement in Diversity and Inclusion programs
• Fun company events and volunteering opportunities

Workplace Policy:

NYC, Dallas, and London office-based positions: Trepp’s offices follow a 3-2 hybrid-working policy with the expectation of in-office work on Tuesday-Thursday and the option to work from home on Monday and Friday.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Trepp (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

Trepp, Inc. is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer, complying with all laws governing employment in each jurisdiction in which operating, and provides equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and other status protected by applicable laws.

Trepp maintains a drug-free workplace.

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