Python Data Engineer

About Man Group

Headquartered in London, we manage $253.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com

* As at 30 June 2026

The Team

This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world. At Man we are constantly looking at better ways of doing things. Our culture embraces change and change is the norm rather than the exception in a constantly evolving organisation and industry.

We are looking for a Python Data Engineer to work within our Enterprise Engineering Data Platform team. The potential candidate is expected to have strong analytical skills and a genuine passion for technology and data. The work will be a mix of extending and supporting existing systems as well as some involvement with greenfield data-centric projects in line with our long-term vision. The work aligns with multiple business functions like Operations, Risk management, Finance as well as other business streams that are associated with our investment engines.

Technical Competencies

2-6 years of experience working as a SQL Server/Python/ETL Developer, comfortable working in a technical environment with a variety of technologies and integration techniques.

Role Responsibilities

Our core Enterprise Engineering Data Platform is primarily based on MS SQL Server with .net services interacting with it. We use Octopus for deployments and have several in house developed reporting tool. We rely on Streamlit, Power BI and Tableau for dashboard creation. We also have Microsoft Analysis services in the finance function.

There are other technical teams who use Clickhouse, Iceberg, Trino, Arctic DB, DuckDB, Mongo, Oracle, Postgres and streamlit for their data wrangling.

Man has invested heavily in building its AI capabilities and making it as a first class citizen. Every member of the technology team along with the wider business community uses AI at Man in some form or the other in their daily job. This is either through using the in-house developed MAIA platform or via using various coding agents like Claude code or by building newer bots to automate tasks.

Key Competencies
Essential

• Embrace AI as a first class citizen.
• Python as the programming language of choice.
• Strong SQL skills: Coding Stored Procedure, Functions, Scripts with SQL Server and Oracle.
• Experience with MS SSIS, ETL development, MS SSAS (DAX or MDX).
• Notions of Data Modelling, especially dimensional data modelling.
• Familiarity with Agile methodology and code reviews/continuous integration.
• Ability to understand and break down complex business requirements and communicate with stakeholders.
• Ability to articulate knowledge/information and share ideas.
• Have passion and zeal to make an impact and see through to closure of planned tasks.

Advantageous

• Experience with Version control tools/CI/CD/Deployment tool like git/Octopus/Jenkins.
• Exposure to BI tools such as Tableau, PowerBI or SSRS or any other visualization tool.
• Performance tuning of queries.
• C# is desirable

You'll have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you'll receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Depending on your location, you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private medical coverage, discounted gym membership options and pet insurance.