Manager, Investment Engineering (Analytics Platforms)

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

$135K — $160K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
  • Over 10 years of data engineering experience with a focus on designing enterprise-level data platforms.
  • Expertise in production Python, advanced SQL, orchestrators (Airflow), testing, and data transformation frameworks (dbt).
  • Experience in designing APIs and streaming architectures for client-side web applications (e.g., using Kafka).
  • Comprehensive understanding of data warehousing, semantic design, and modeling methodologies relevant to financial markets.
  • Minimum 3 years of engineering management experience, skilled in talent recruitment and managing technical projects.
  • Familiarity with institutional investment datasets like security master, corporate actions, and market data feeds from vendors.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of a scalable and resilient data platform architecture for real-time and batch processing.
  • Architect data infrastructure for high-concurrency client tools and low-latency analytics applications.
  • Implement data patterns and discovery tools for efficient complex ad hoc querying without degrading platform performance.
  • Mentor and manage a team of investment engineers while being actively involved in system design and code reviews.
  • Establish data quality frameworks and security protocols to ensure compliance and trustworthiness of all data products.
  • Collaborate with application teams and executives to define data contracts and infrastructure roadmaps for data monetization.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous paid time off policy to support work-life balance.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.
  • Professional development opportunities to advance skills and career growth.
  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on innovative technology solutions.
Full Job Description

Job Description:

Investment Engineering is part of the Investments Team within Dimensional. Investment Engineering is responsible for ownership of investment data, which means managing data from acquisition through distribution, driving analysis to create information from data, and creating the information and analysis consumed by internal and external clients and reports. Investment Engineering is a hub group touching numerous areas of the implementation of the investment process and interacting with most other departments within Dimensional. The Analytics Platforms team creates tools for clients to understand Dimensional’s products and analyze how they might fit inside a client’s portfolio.

The foundation of all Analytics Platforms products is the Data Platform and serves as the data and computational engine of this ecosystem. This team is responsible for architecting and operating the centralized data platform that powers downstream analytics applications, feeds client-facing digital products, and enables self-service, ad hoc exploration for investment professionals.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, build, and evolution of a highly scalable, secure, and resilient data platform architecture that unifies multi-source investment data for batch and real-time processing.

  • Architect data infrastructure optimized to simultaneously serve high-concurrency client-facing digital tools and low-latency internal analytics applications.

  • Implement robust data patterns, discovery tools, and optimized compute layers to allow investment professionals and business units to run complex ad hoc queries efficiently without platform degradation.

  • Manage, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing investment engineers, maintaining a hands-on presence by participating in system design, writing core framework code, and conducting critical code reviews.

  • Establish comprehensive data quality frameworks, lineage tracking, and security controls to guarantee trust and compliance across all data products.

  • Collaborate with downstream application teams, product managers, and technology executives to define data contracts, SLAs, and infrastructure roadmaps that support company-wide data monetization and analysis.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Distributed Systems, or similar technical discipline. Relevant experience considered in lieu of specific degree.

  • 10+ years of hands-on data engineering experience, with a proven track record of architecting enterprise data platforms

  • Deep expertise in production Python, advanced SQL tuning, orchestrators (e.g. Airflow), comprehensive testing, and data transformation frameworks (e.g. dbt).

  • Strong experience designing robust APIs and streaming architectures (e.g. Kafka) to seamlessly serve data to external-facing web applications.

  • Master-level understanding of data warehousing concepts, semantic layer design, and diverse modeling methodologies tailored for financial markets or portfolio analytics.

  • 3+ years of direct engineering management experience, with a demonstrated ability to recruit top talent, interface with centralized Technology teams, and balance technical debt with feature delivery.

  • Familiarity with institutional investment datasets (e.g., security master, corporate actions, fundamental data, returns, or market data feeds from vendors like Bloomberg, FactSet, or MSCI).

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

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