Bullish
digital asset industry
Senior/LeadDataEngineer
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“Senior / Lead Data Engineer at Bullish. Skills: Data Engineering, SQL, Python, dbt, Airflow, BigQuery, GCP, Kubernetes. own and evolve our Data Platform end-to-end. designing scalable pipelines”
What You'll Achieve.
engineering the institutional standard for the digital asset industry; build a platform where security and compliance are the foundational core; setting a high bar in a demanding environment; own the outcome from concept to deployment; drive our global teams forward; refuse to compromise on quality; powering trading insights, compliance reporting, and Business Intelligence across the organisation; ensure high-quality, well-governed data fuels intelligent products; champion reliability practices
Industry & Context.
Pragmatic problem-solver; navigate the unknown; bring structure to ambiguity; problem solvers who thrive on high-impact technical challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6 + years in Data Engineering, 2+ years in a senior or lead capacity, Deep expertise in SQL, Deep expertise in Python, Deep expertise in modern tooling (dbt, Airflow, BigQuery or equiv.), data modelling fundamentals, Production GCP experience (BigQuery, GCS, GKE, IAM) or comparable cloud platforms, Solid grasp of Kubernetes concepts (pods, Helm charts, resource management)
Nice to Have
Experience in crypto, digital assets, or exchange platforms — order books, market data, Familiarity with streaming frameworks (Kafka, Pub/Sub, Flink) and real-time patterns, Exposure to Data Governance or privacy frameworks in regulated finance, Experience building Conversational Analytics, RAG, or MCP -based AI tools
What You'll Do.
own and evolve our Data Platform end-to-end
designing scalable pipelines
championing modelling standards
driving architecture and tooling decisions
partner closely with our AI/ML team
well-governed data fuels intelligent products
Collaborate with stakeholders to decompose ambiguous problems into tested data solutions
Own our medallion architecture (bronze → silver → gold)
ensuring quality at every layer
and docs serving cross-functional stakeholders
Drive modelling decisions — dimensional models
SCDs — across Exchange and Market Data
Design and maintain production data pipelines using Apache Airflow
Improve pipeline observability
and SLA champion reliability practices
Evaluate new tools or patterns (streaming
real-time views) where they add value
Collaborate with the team’s AI specialists to deliver AI-driven Data Platform capabilities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
partner closely with our AI/ML team; Collaborate with stakeholders; Mentor engineers via design reviews, pairing, and documentation; Collaborate with the team’s AI specialists
Communication Scope
communicator; whiteboard architecture; narrate data stories
Process & Methodology
set direction, unblock others, make trade-offs
Full Job Description
**CoinDesk is the most trusted media, events, indices and data company for the global crypto economy. Since 2013, CoinDesk Media has led the story of the future of money and investing, illuminating the transformation in society and culture that comes with it. Our award-winning team of journalists delivers news and unparalleled insights that bring transparency, comprehension and context. CoinDesk Events gathers the global crypto, blockchain and Web3 communities at annual events such as Consensus, the world’s largest and longest-running crypto festival. CoinDesk Indices offers expertise in digital asset indices, data and research to educate and empower investors. For more information on CoinDesk media and events, please visit [http://coindesk.com [coindesk.com]](https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://coindesk.com__;!!PKfFmjksEw!2TSQq3dLb5GNoSOmf7Ydsps7HUveuUD_kYQMOoOGpCNOAgHiewyKqrZTMXBuMJF44wb__0tGEe9xSYim$) and for breaking headlines, data and indices visit [http://coindeskmarkets.com [coindeskmarkets.com]](https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://coindeskmarkets.com__;!!PKfFmjksEw!2TSQq3dLb5GNoSOmf7Ydsps7HUveuUD_kYQMOoOGpCNOAgHiewyKqrZTMXBuMJF44wb__0tGER8NlCr7$) ** **In November 2023, CoinDesk was acquired by the Bullish group, owner of Bullish, a regulated, digital assets exchange. For more information on Bullish, please visit[https://bullish.com](http://bullish.com) . CoinDesk operates as an independent subsidiary with an editorial committee to protect journalistic independence.** **Reports to:** Lead Engineer, Engineering **Engineering Organization & Culture** At Bullish, we are engineering the institutional standard for the digital asset industry. Our mission is to build a platform where security and compliance are the foundational core, requiring a commitment to technical excellence that goes beyond simply delivering code. We operate as a global engineering organization, setting a high bar in a demanding environment for those driven to do the best work of their careers
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