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Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities.\nTower is home to some of the world’s best systematic trading and engineering talent. We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization. \nEngineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance.\nAt Tower, every employee plays a role in our success. Our Business Support teams are essential to building and maintaining the platform that powers everything we do - combining market access, data, compute, and research infrastructure with risk management, compliance, and a full suite of business services. Our Business Support teams enable our trading and engineering teams to perform at their best.\nAt Tower, employees will find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential.\nOur Core Engineering department is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join our Data team in New York. \nResponsibilities\nDesigning, building, and maintaining scalable batch and real-time data pipelines to ingest, cleanse, and normalize data from a wide variety of structured and unstructured sources (market data, web scrapes, vendors, alternative data)\nDesigning and productionizing AI/ML workflows for unstructured and semi-structured data, including document/entity extraction, classification, vendor-file parsing, news and filings processing, and alternative-data onboarding\nOwning prompt/model selection, evaluation harnesses, human-in-the-loop review, and monitoring so AI-assisted feeds meet the firm’s accuracy and latency standards\nOwning core investment data domains, designing and evolving data models for Security Masters, Corporate Actions, and Referential datasets across various asset classes (Equities, Futures, FX, Derivatives)\nImplementing robust validation checks, anomaly detection, and reconciliation logic to ensure \"zero-error\" data delivery to trading systems\nApplying statistical and ML-based methods to detect outliers, drift, and silent data breaks\nPartnering directly with Data Scientists and Quants to understand their research needs, prototype data extraction methods (including AI-enabled approaches), and operationalize research signals into production-grade feeds\nManaging the end-to-end process of onboarding new datasets, engaging with external vendors to understand data nuances, and integrating APIs\nAssessing where AI can accelerate mapping, documentation, and QA without compromising data integrity\nQualifications\n3+ years of professional experience in data engineering, preferably within the financial industry (Hedge Fund, Asset Manager, or FinTech)\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative discipline\nUnderstanding of financial instruments, financial datasets from Bloomberg, S&P, LSEG\nExperience with distributed computing frameworks like Spark or streaming technologies like Kafka\nProficiency in C++, Java, or Rust is a strong plus\nExperience with retrieval-augmented generation, vector search, fine-tuning or distillation, LLM evaluation frameworks, or agentic workflows for data operations\nPrior work applying AI to financial documents, corporate actions, or alternative data\nProgramming Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Python (including Pandas, NumPy, and async frameworks) and advanced SQL (complex queries, window functions, performance tuning)\nHands-on production experience applying AI or ML to data problems-such as NLP, information extraction, classification, or LLM-based processing of unstructured data\nAbility to evaluate model quality (precision/recall, error analysis, gold-set design), manage failure modes, and ship reliable pipelines rather than one-off prototypes\nFamiliarity with common AI libraries and APIs (e.g., scikit-learn, PyTorch, Hugging Face, and/or LLM APIs)\nStrong hands-on experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow, Dagster, or similar\nProven experience building data platforms on AWS / GCP and modern data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, DataBricks)\nUnderstanding of dimensional modeling, SCD strategies, data partitioning, and VLDB design principles\nExperience with Linux and Windows operating systems, NFS, S3, and work management platforms (JIRA, Confluence, etc.)\nExcellent problem-solving skills with a sense of ownership. Ability to communicate technical and AI-related concepts effectively to non-technical traders and researchers, including limitations and risk\nAnticipated annual base salary range USD $230,000 - $250,000 plus eligible for discretionary bonus\nBenefits\nTower’s headquarters are in the historic Equitable Building, right in the heart of NYC’s Financial District and our impact is global, with over a dozen offices around the world. \nAt Tower, we believe work should be both challenging and enjoyable. That is why we foster a culture where smart, driven people thrive - without the egos. Our open concept workplace, casual dress code, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the value we place on a friendly, collaborative environment where everyone is respected, and great ideas win.\nOur benefits include:\nGenerous paid time off policies\nSavings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region\nHybrid working opportunities\nFree breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily \nIn-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training and more) \nCompany-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR and more)\nVolunteer opportunities and charitable giving \nSocial events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year\nWorkshops and continuous learning opportunities\nAt Tower, you’ll find a collaborative and welcoming culture, a diverse team and a workplace that values both performance and enjoyment. No unnecessary hierarchy. No ego. 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