Bridgewater Associates LP
Research Associate, Equities Data Engineer
About this role
Bridgewater Associates seeks a Research Associate Data Engineer to join its Asia Strategies team, specifically supporting systematic China equity research. You'll build and maintain data infrastructure and pipelines embedded within the investment process, working closely with senior researchers in a fast-paced environment.
What you'll do
- Design and build data pipelines and infrastructure supporting systematic equity research and trading
- Own end-to-end data lifecycle from acquisition through research and portfolio implementation
- Work embedded with senior researchers to understand and support their analytical needs
- Validate data quality and ensure reliability of systems powering live trading
- Collaborate on cutting-edge systematic research projects in the China equity space
- Maintain and optimize data systems in a fast-paced investment environment
What they're looking for
- Data pipeline and ETL development
- Database design and management
- Python or similar programming languages
- SQL and data querying
- Financial data handling and market data systems
- Problem-solving in complex analytical environments
- Collaboration and communication with researchers
- Cloud platforms or distributed systems experience
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Bridgewater Associates LP
Bridgewater Associates LP builds technology infrastructure that converts investment research into live trading systems operating across global markets at institutional scale. The company is hiring Investment Engineers who work at the intersection of software engineering, machine learning, and finance to collaborate with researchers and traders on production-grade systems.
- Website
- bridgewater.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe a complex data pipeline you've built and how you ensured its reliability in a high-stakes environment
- How would you approach validating data quality for systems used in live trading decisions?