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Gurugram · On-site · 9-12 Yrs · Aug 19
Research and development · 1001 to 5000 Employees · Rockville, US
ISS STOXX GmbH, through its group companies, is a leading provider of comprehensive and data-centric research and technology solutions that help capital market participants identify investment opportunities, detect qualitative and quantitative portfolio company risks, and meet evolving regulatory requirements. With roots dating back to 1985, we today deliver world-class benchmark and custom indices across asset classes and geographies and serve as a premier source of independent corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence research, data, and related offerings. Our products and services give clients the scale and leverage they need to grow their business more effectively and efficiently. ISS STOXX, which is majority owned by Deutsche Börse Group, is comprised of more than 3,400 professionals operating across 33 global locations in 19 countries. Its approximately 6,400 clients include many of the world’s leading institutional investors who turn to ISS STOXX for its objective and varied offerings, as well as companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk mitigation as a shareholder value enhancing measure. Clients rely on ISS STOXX’s expertise to help them make informed decisions to benefit their stakeholders. Let's unite, collaborate, and inspire one another. Let's be #BrilliantTogether.
Hiring: Engineering
What employees say
+ Great work life balance. Good opportunities for growth.
− Have to reach office atleast 2-3 days which can be annoying, Appraisals are very low every year good for work 2-3 years imo.
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Interview experience · Software Engineer
Campus placements. The online assessment was first filtering round. Consisted of 70 MCQs for 90 minutes. Questions on Java, Python and SQL fundamentals, AI assisted code improvement, Aptitude. Followed by Technical Inter
Average difficulty · Mumbai · 78 reports
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Overview
Senior Data Engineer – Python & SQL Let’s be #BrilliantTogether Overview: We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our Index Engineering team in Gurgaon.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain ELT pipelines that ingest, transform, validate, and serve financial data at scale — with a focus on reliability, idempotency, and observability. Build ingestion frameworks for external data vendor feeds — handling diverse file formats, schema variations, validation rules, reconciliation, and error recovery. Orchestrate pipeline workflows using Apache Airflow (Cloud Composer), managing dependencies, retries, SLAs, and alerting.
- Support and improve CI/CD pipelines for data platform components. Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and documentation for data infrastructure. Collaboration & Continuous Improvement Collaborate with operations, product, and other engineering teams to translate business requirements into well-designed technical solutions.
Qualifications
- Modern Data Stack
- Hands-on experience with dbt — modelling, transformations, tests, documentation, macros, and incremental models.
- Data Engineering Fundamentals
- Good understanding of data lake and data warehouse architectures, and lakehouse concepts.
- Awareness of Generative AI concepts — large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic AI patterns — and interest in applying them to data engineering and automation use cases. Familiarity with change data capture (CDC) and event-driven data patterns.
- Soft Skills
- You think in terms of data flows, dependencies, and failure modes — not just code that works today. Strong ownership mindset — you take responsibility for what you build and see issues through to resolution. Clear and direct communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. Curious to learn financial domain concepts and apply them to engineering decisions. Comfortable working in a globally distributed team across time zones. #STOXX #MIDSENIOR What You Can Expect from Us At ISS STOXX, our people are our driving force.
- We are committed to building a culture that values diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences. We hire the best talent in our industry and empower them with the resources, support, and opportunities to grow—professionally and personally. Together, we foster an environment that fuels creativity, drives innovation, and shapes our future success.
- Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire. Let’s be #BrilliantTogether. About ISS STOXX ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks.
- Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit.
- STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, is the administrator of the STOXX and DAX indices under the European Benchmark Regulation.
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