Data Engineer

Nearwatercapital · New York · Engineering

Posted 2026-08-12

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We're looking for a Data Engineer who can translate the needs of a growing finance business into clean, reliable data systems. You'll work across a range of sources, from Bloomberg feeds to portfolio and accounting systems, and be the person who makes sure the numbers the business relies on are accurate, timely, and well understood.

This is a hands-on build role in an early-stage data function. You'll have real input into how things get structured, but the priority is practical, business-aligned data work over pure infrastructure design.

What You'll Do

Build and maintain data pipelines that support financial reporting, general ledger, and portfolio operations

Ingest and transform data from sources including Bloomberg, Enfusion, REST APIs, and FTP feeds

Partner directly with finance, operations, and risk teams to understand what the data needs to support and build accordingly

Own data quality checks across the pipeline, catching issues before they hit downstream users

Maintain the data dictionary and basic governance standards as the function matures

Monitor pipelines against SLAs and flag problems proactively

Support ad hoc reporting and analysis requests from business stakeholders

Use AI-assisted tools (including Claude-based workflows already in use at the firm) to speed up day-to-day development

What We're Looking For

3+ years of experience in financial services, building or maintaining data pipelines

Strong SQL and Python skills, with the ability to write clean, production-ready code

Experience with a pipeline orchestration tool (Dagster, Prefect, Airflow, or similar); we use Dagster, but tool-specific expertise matters less than solid fundamentals

Comfort working with portfolio, accounting, or trading systems

A track record of working closely with non-technical business stakeholders to translate requirements into data solutions

Genuine interest in data quality and governance

Comfort in an early-stage environment where process is still being defined

Interest in using AI tools to work faster and better

How You Work

You think about the business problem first and the technical solution second

You're the kind of engineer people on the finance and ops side actually want to talk to

You care about getting the data right because you understand why it matters

You are curious about the business behind the data and naturally drawn to understanding why something matters.

What You'll Get

Real ownership over how data supports the business, from financial reporting to portfolio operations

Direct exposure to finance, ops, and risk teams, and a clear line of sight from your work to business decisions

Room to build practical solutions in an early-stage function, without the weight of legacy systems or process

An environment that actively embraces AI-driven workflows and encourages experimentation

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