Technical Lead

Tech Lead Data Architecture & Engineering | Trading | Amsterdam | Up to € 140K My client is a ambitious trading firm with big plans. They are moving fast toward becoming a true scale-up but to get there, they need to raise the maturity of their entire tech landscape.This means data is becoming absolutely critical. Real, high-frequency, event-driven, enterprise-grade data foundations. To make this transition happen, they are now looking for a Lead Data Architecture & Engineering Expert who has done this before and can bring structure, and senior tech leadership to the table from day one. If you’ve worked in an environment like this before, architected complex data foundations, and love turning chaos into scalable systems.Keep on reading!You will be responsible for:Defining the data architecture.Bringing structure, workflows, governance and technical hygieneDesigning proper real-time and high-frequency data pipelinesSetting the foundation for a future data platform / data warehouseCollaborating daily with trading, research, backend & BI teamsBringing clarity in a fully fragmented landscape and shaping the roadmapCreating clean, reliable, usable datasets for quant & trading teamsYour background:Strong in data architecture, workflows, technical directionExperience with real-time / high-frequency / event-driven dataPostgres & Kafka knowledge is a big plus (or similar streaming tech)Experience with high-volume or low-latency environments (fintech, payments, trading, etc.)Strong communicator, able to translate vision → plan → executionYou thrive in ownership and autonomy — no handholding environmentLong story short: you live and breathe data, and you’re ready to shape the backbone of a fast-growing trading scale-up. If you want full ownership, real impact, and a mandate to build something from the ground up this is your moment.Please apply!Nielsv@doghouse-recruitment.nl