About Man Group
Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.
Headquartered in London, we manage $253.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com
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* As at 30 June 2026
The Team
This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world. At Man we are constantly looking at better ways of doing things. Our culture embraces change and change is the norm rather than the exception in a constantly evolving organisation and industry.
We are looking for a Python Data Engineer to work within our Enterprise Engineering Data Platform team. The potential candidate is expected to have strong analytical skills and a genuine passion for technology and data. The work will be a mix of extending and supporting existing systems as well as some involvement with greenfield data-centric projects in line with our long-term vision. The work aligns with multiple business functions like Operations, Risk management, Finance as well as other business streams that are associated with our investment engines.
Technical Competencies
2-6 years of experience working as a SQL Server/Python/ETL Developer, comfortable working in a technical environment with a variety of technologies and integration techniques.
Role Responsibilities
Our core Enterprise Engineering Data Platform is primarily based on MS SQL Server with .net services interacting with it. We use Octopus for deployments and have several in house developed reporting tool. We rely on Streamlit, Power BI and Tableau for dashboard creation. We also have Microsoft Analysis services in the finance function.
There are other technical teams who use Clickhouse, Iceberg, Trino, Arctic DB, DuckDB, Mongo, Oracle, Postgres and streamlit for their data wrangling.
Man has invested heavily in building its AI capabilities and making it as a first class citizen. Every member of the technology team along with the wider business community uses AI at Man in some form or the other in their daily job. This is either through using the in-house developed MAIA platform or via using various coding agents like Claude code or by building newer bots to automate tasks.
Key Competencies
Essential
- Embrace AI as a first class citizen.
- Python as the programming language of choice.
- Strong SQL skills: Coding Stored Procedure, Functions, Scripts with SQL Server and Oracle.
- Experience with MS SSIS, ETL development, MS SSAS (DAX or MDX).
- Notions of Data Modelling, especially dimensional data modelling.
- Familiarity with Agile methodology and code reviews/continuous integration.
- Ability to understand and break down complex business requirements and communicate with stakeholders.
- Ability to articulate knowledge/information and share ideas.
- Have passion and zeal to make an impact and see through to closure of planned tasks.
Advantageous
- Experience with Version control tools/CI/CD/Deployment tool like git/Octopus/Jenkins.
- Exposure to BI tools such as Tableau, PowerBI or SSRS or any other visualization tool.
- Performance tuning of queries.
- C# is desirable
Inclusion, Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group
You'll thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry. Learn more at www.man.com/diversity.
You'll have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you'll receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.
Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Depending on your location, you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private medical coverage, discounted gym membership options and pet insurance.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact [email protected].
Skills Required
- 2-6 years of experience as a SQL Server, Python, or ETL developer
- Strong Python programming skills
- Strong SQL skills, including stored procedures, functions, and scripts with SQL Server and Oracle
- Experience with MS SSIS and ETL development
- Experience with MS SSAS, including DAX or MDX
- Knowledge of dimensional data modeling
- Familiarity with Agile methodology, code reviews, and continuous integration
- Ability to understand and break down complex business requirements and communicate with stakeholders
- Ability to articulate knowledge, share ideas, and collaborate
- Passion, initiative, and ability to complete planned tasks
- Experience with version control, CI/CD, and deployment tools such as Git, Octopus, or Jenkins
- Exposure to Tableau, Power BI, SSRS, or other visualization tools
- Experience with query performance tuning
- C# experience
- Willingness to embrace AI as a first-class technology
What We Do
Man Group is a global active investment management firm, which runs $127 billion* of client capital in liquid and private markets, managed by investment specialists based around the world. Headquartered in London, the firm has 15 international offices and operates across multiple jurisdictions. Our business has five specialist investment engines, which represent the range of our capabilities: Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM and Man GPM. These engines house numerous investment teams, working collaboratively within the framework of Man Group, with a high degree of investment autonomy. Each team benefits from the strength and resources of the firm’s single operating platform, enabling their primary focus to be seeking to generate alpha for clients. The teams invest across a diverse range of strategies and asset classes with highly specialised approaches, with long only and alternative strategies run on a discretionary and quantitative basis in single and multi-manager formats. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do and we engage in close dialogue with our investors as strategic partners, to understand their particular needs and constraints. Man Group’s investment teams are empowered and supported by our institutional infrastructure and technology, which aims to facilitate the efficient exposure to markets and effective collaboration across the organisation.
