Quantitative Data Engineer (f/m/d)

 

Join us now as a Quantitative Data Engineer (f/m/d) with a strong focus on building and operating data platforms and pipelines for systematic equity investing.

 

We are operating on a hybrid work week approach with three or more days onsite presence.

 

The position is based in our Frankfurt office.

 

What you will do

 

• Enable the Systematic Equity Team’s data strategy
• Take a proactive role in designing, implementing, and continuously improving data processing workflows for large and complex equity market, fundamental, and alternative data sources in a quantitative equity investment context
• Implement data models and schemas optimized for equity research, and portfolio management
• Ensure high data quality through validation, reconciliation, monitoring, and automated checks, as data accuracy directly impacts portfolio positioning
• Understand investment objectives and partner with portfolio managers, quantitative equity researchers, and system architects to translate them into effective technical solutions
• Design and operate workflows that meet functional and non-functional requirements such as compliance with internal data governance standards, security policies, and regulatory requirements
• Build robust, scalable, production-ready applications, owning the full lifecycle from design through deployment and ongoing operation in a production-grade investment environment
• Support and enable production deployment of research data pipelines into live equity trading or portfolio management systems
• Maintain metadata, data lineage, and technical documentation to ensure transparency, reproducibility, and auditability

 

What you bring

 

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or a related quantitative discipline
• 4+ years of professional, hands-on experience in data engineering, quantitative systems development, or a closely related field, ideally within systematic equity investing or asset management
• Proficiency in Python, R, SparkSQL, (T-)SQL
• Professional experience with cloud solutions, data warehousing and data lakes, in particular Databricks and Azure Data Lake
• Strong economic intuition combined with a genuine passion for quantitative investing
• Familiarity with financial instruments and market data vendors
• Experience with time series and panel data
• Knowledge of version control (Git) and CI/CD practices
• Initiative-driven, hands-on, and ownership-oriented, with a strong focus on continuous improvement of data quality, performance, and code standards; organized, analytical, and detail-oriented
• Ability to work within a dynamic international team and independently
• Proficiency in English both written and spoken, proficiency in German is a plus
• A passion for good quality code
• Service attitude and process orientation

 

What we offer

 

• We empower our employees by ensuring flexible work arrangements that maintain a balance between performance, productivity, career development and personal priorities (e.g., hybrid model/ flexible working hours)
• Securing your future: Access to company pension/savings plans
• Family support (relocation/ childcare facilities)
• Company share purchasing plan
• Mental health and wellbeing programs
• Mobility solutions (Jobrad bike leasing, subvention Jobticket)
• Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group
• Self-guided learning & development
• … and so much more!

 

About Allianz Global Investors

 

Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager, managing assets for individuals, families, and institutions worldwide. Our goal is to actively shape the future of investing for all our clients, wherever their location and whatever their objectives.

 

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

 

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance