Responsibilities
- Share an on-call rotation; act as first responder ensuring the health and continuous operation of production-critical systems.
- Perform manual steps and develop automated processes to ensure the completeness and integrity of massive amounts of mission critical financial data pertaining to stocks, bonds, futures, commodities, and more
- Partner with Members of Research Staff to curate and onboard new and existing datasets
- Help drive continuous improvements to data quality procedures and a consistent approach to how data quality is measured, monitored, and reported in our production environments.
- Design systematic and automated processes and tools that allow for scaling and reliability of data-consumption pipelines
Requirements
- Coursework or other relevant training in data analytics, programming, or computing systems
- Proven problem-solving and analytical abilities including pattern detection, root cause analysis, and issue resolution
- Experience with Python, pandas, and an interest in programming and data analysis
- Experience with SQL and working with a relational database system
- A degree in a technical field
Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant experience in data operations, with proven process improvement skills
- An understanding of the software development process and exposure to hands-on coding in a professional environment
- Experience in exploratory data analysis and applied statistics
- Experience interacting with Linux kernels
- While financial industry experience is a plus, we are open-minded in our search for critical thinkers who are passionate about technology and data
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What We Do
Founded in 2007 by two machine learning scientists, The Voleon Group is a quantitative hedge fund headquartered in Berkeley, CA. We are committed to solving large-scale financial prediction problems with statistical machine learning. The Voleon Group combines an academic research culture with an emphasis on scalable architectures to deliver technology at the forefront of investment management. Many of our employees hold doctorates in statistics, computer science, and mathematics, among other quantitative disciplines. Voleon's CEO holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford and previously founded and led a successful technology startup. Our Chief Investment Officer and Head of Research is Statistics faculty at UC Berkeley, where he earned his Ph.D. Voleon prides itself on cultivating an office environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, and open thinking. We are committed to excellence in all aspects of our research and operations, while maintaining a culture of intellectual curiosity and flexibility. The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
