Data Engineer

Hong Kong on site Until 8/23/2026 First posted April 17, 2026 Last posted April 17, 2026
Job description

Our client is a forward-thinking finTech company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for businesses in diverse industries.

They are looking for a disciplined, forward-thinking Backend Software Engineer to take ownership of their data infrastructure. You will be responsible for the architecture, maintenance, and optimization of pipelines that handle mission-critical financial data.

They are looking for an engineer who stays at the cutting edge of the field, specifically someone who has mastered the use of AI coding assistants (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot, LLM-based refactoring) to write cleaner code, debug faster, and automate where possible.

What you will do:

  • Pipeline Architecture: Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for complex financial datasets.
  • Real-Time Event Ingestion: Architect and maintain an "always-on" event collection system to capture high-velocity data.
  • Data Integrity: Implement rigorous validation and error-handling to ensure 100% accuracy in reporting and analysis.
  • AI-Augmented Development: Proactively use AI tools to generate boilerplate, refactor legacy code, and accelerate the development lifecycle without sacrificing code quality.
  • System Optimization: Monitor and tune data warehouse performance and query efficiency.

What you will need:

  • Experience: 2+ years in Data Engineering, ideally within the fintech, banking, or quantitative trading sectors.
  • Tech Stack: Proficiency in Python or Typescript, and advanced SQL. Experience with async workflow libraries and tools
  • Data Literacy: A solid understanding of time-series data structures
  • AI Fluency: Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools effectively. You should be able to discuss how you use prompting or AI-integrated IDEs to improve your workflow.
About this role

Summary

Design and maintain scalable data pipelines for financial data, leveraging AI tools to improve workflow.

Job title

Data Engineer

Experience level

2+ years

Industry

finance

Location requirements

Hong Kong, on-site

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

PythonSQLasync workflowtime-series

Preferred skills

AI coding toolspromptingAI-integrated IDEs

Specializations

ETL/ELTdata pipelinesAI toolsfinancial datareal-time data
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Hong Kong

On-site Country