Data Platform Engineer, Figure Markets
$103-128.7k
+ 25% Bonus Target + Equity
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Decentralized trading platform
Open for applications
Decentralized trading platform
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$103-128.7k
+ 25% Bonus Target + Equity
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To democratize finance through blockchain.
Role
Who you are
- BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 6+ years of proven working experience as a data engineer
- 5+ years writing production-quality Python
- 3+ years’ experience with Spark, either in Python or in Scala. Bonus points for Spark on EMR, Dataproc, or Kubernetes
- Working knowledge of Google Cloud tools (compute, cloud storage, GKE, GCR, AutoML, etc.)
- Expertise building and optimizing data pipelines using Kafka (preferred), Kinesis, or other event bus
- Deep experience with data frameworks and tools like Spark, Spark Streaming, Apache Beam, and Airflow
- Comfort with and experience working within CI/CD processes and tools and software development practices
- Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of SQL and NoSQL databases, including BigQuery (preferable), MySQL/MariaDB, Postgres or Cassandra
- Expertise in data modeling for data science, reporting, and analytics, including dimensional and transactional models
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced growing company
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an experienced and independent data platform engineer to design and build our data architecture
- As part of our Engineering team, you’ll work closely with various business functions to understand Figure Markets’ analytic, data science, and reporting needs and to develop data products that address those needs
- You will be contributing to data engineering’s vision and development from day one, and, as an early member of the team, you’ll get to shape the data architecture that will drive a fast-growing business
- Leverage Spark, Airflow, Apache Beam, Google Kubernetes Engine, BigQuery and other tools to build robust and efficient data pipelines
- Expand and optimize our data and data pipeline architecture, as well as optimizing data flow and collection for cross-functional teams
- Collaborate with project leads and other software engineers across multiple teams
- Be a leader, use your voice, and apply your tech skills to solve real world problems
Our take
To help advance the future of cryptocurrency, Figure Markets supplies a decentralized platform to trade, borrow and invest from one place. Powered by blockchain, its marketplace was built to set a new standard in digital asset trading.
Committed to building the “exchange for everything", the company is aiming to bring public equity, fixed-income securities and alternative investments onto its marketplace. It will also support cross-collateralization across all assets - a feature that is sure to make it stand out.
As cryptocurrency becomes more widely embraced, platforms like Figure Markets' have a real opportunity for growth. As a young company, founded in 2024, we've yet to see what Figure Markets can do, but it should be one to watch for anyone interested in digital assets.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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back within 2 weeks
Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2024
$60m
SERIES A
Total funding: $60m
Company benefits
- Figure Markets pays 100% of premium costs for employees and dependents for medical, dental, and vision insurance (with the exception of costs associated with the buy-up medical plan)
- Figure Markets will reimburse eligible employees for approved continuing education that either offers growth in an area related to their current position or that may lead to promotional opportunities
- We offer ten company-wide holidays plus one personal holiday, generous Flexible Time Away (FTA), Paid Time Off (PTO), and Paid Parental Leave
- Figure Market's Bonus Plan recognizes and rewards eligible employees' efforts and contributions. Eligible employees are also granted an option to purchase a set number of shares of Figure Market's common stock
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Mike Cagney
(CEO)Executive Board Chair at Figure. Former Co-Founder, CEO and Board Chair of SoFi. Was also Board Chair at ReFlow Services, and co-founded Cabezon Investment Group and Finaplex.
June O.
(President)Co-Founder and President of Figure. Was VP of Product Management and Engineering at SoFi, and CEO and Founder of CCO Solutions.
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