Principal Data Distribution Engineer

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether

ISS Stoxx is seeking a Principal Data Distribution Engineer to bring expert-level technical leadership to the development and deployment of our financial data distribution platform. We are in the process of a fully re-architecting our distribution ecosystem to a modern componentised set of solutions using GCP technologies. In this IC role, you will collaborate with Software Product Management to establish direction and refine requirements and within the Engineering team to design, build, prove and migrate to the new stack.

You’ll be passionate about delivery of incremental value. You have experience defining and leveraging Generative SDLC approaches to rapidly turn complex requirements and designs into capable solutions. You’ll be able to demonstrate comfort and success in a matrixed organisation where reporting lines do not always dictate technical direction – in a culture where the global Data Engineering functions collaborate to achieve shared success. You will collaborate with cross-functional peers and stakeholders to share best practice and knowledge and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

You’ll be a humble expert, willing and able to meet people at their level and both help them and learn from them. You’ll lead by example, using data and proof-of-concepts to bring people along and make them successful. You’ll own deliverables as well as co-developing solutions with your peers and colleagues, to help others develop.

Success in this role means you successfully navigate the line between personal and team value delivery – you embody beliefs and practices that helping your peers and colleagues grow and deliver their best, improves and reflects back on you too.

Responsibilities

• Technical architect - Co-own our data distribution architecture and its evolution with peer Principal Data Engineers

• Generously share your experience to help your peers develop and grow

• Interpret product needs, requirements and enterprise policies into project requirements

• Be hands on, do what you expect others to do

• Help delivery teams implement your project requirements, focusing on automation and maximising reuse, quality and value

• Advocate for our architecture and solutions, demonstrating technical principles and business value and constantly seek feedback

• Assist with recruiting activities

• Keep abreast of emerging trends and technologies in cloud data distribution and operation, to form and disseminate new insights

Requirements

• 10+ years experience, with at least 5 in senior data engineering roles, with focus on data distribution in the cloud

• Experience as a technical thought leader

• Experience coaching and mentoring high-performing teams

• Experience leading the development and deployment of large-scale, complex data pipelines

• Experience using and getting the best out of generative AI approaches

• API first mindset

• Design and delivery of decomposed batch preparation and real-time API pipelines

• Experience of user-entitlement management

• Experience of cloud development, the benefits and challenges

• Design and completion of complex migration projects, from technical and process/systems perspectives

• Experience of GCP products across database, serverless, containerization and API

• Pragmatic experience using agile to deliver incremental value

• Experience working in a global or multinational team setting

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Focus on simplicity, automation and observability

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field

• Expertise in Python, Golang, SQL, Apigee

Desirable

• Experience building and integrating agentic RAG solutions into data pipelines

• Experience with data cataloguing capabilities

• Domain knowledge of financial market data and financial index data models and feeds

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What You Can Expect from Us

At ISS STOXX, our people are our driving force. We are committed to building a culture that values diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences. We hire the best talent in our industry and empower them with the resources, support, and opportunities to grow—professionally and personally.

Together, we foster an environment that fuels creativity, drives innovation, and shapes our future success.

Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire.

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether.

About ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit. 

STOXX® and DAX® indices comprise a global and comprehensive family of more than 17,000 strictly rules-based and transparent indices. Best known for the leading European equity indices EURO STOXX 50®, STOXX® Europe 600 and DAX®, the portfolio of index solutions consists of total market, benchmark, blue-chip, sustainability, thematic and factor-based indices covering a complete set of world, regional and country markets. STOXX and DAX indices are licensed to more than 550 companies around the world for benchmarking purposes and as underlyings for ETFs, futures and options, structured products, and passively managed investment funds. STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, is the administrator of the STOXX and DAX indices under the European Benchmark Regulation. 

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