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LAYIQ - Head of Market Data Development and Engineering at Galaxy

Market Data Strategy & Architecture
Define and execute a unified market data strategy across centralized crypto exchanges (CEX), decentralized venues (DEX), and traditional markets
Design scalable, low-latency data architecture supporting tick-level, order book, and on-chain data
Evaluate build vs. buy decisions for internal data platforms vs. external providers
Development Manager and hands on Development
Lead a small team of developers and be hands on yourself
Design and build a Market Data API to front all data sources including custom feedhandlers, vendor platforms, Kdb+, and DataBricks
Manage the Market data messaging bus used by all internal applications in the firm
Crypto Market Data & Vendor Management
Build relationships with crypto exchanges (e.g., Binance, Coinbase, Deribit, OKX), data aggregators, and node providers
Assist our vendor management team with commercial negotiations, licensing, and exchange agreements across both crypto and traditional markets
Data Quality, Normalization & Coverage
Ensure high-quality, normalized datasets across fragmented crypto venues (symbol mapping, schema standardization, latency benchmarking)
Oversee ingestion of real-time order book data, trades, reference data, funding rates, and on-chain metrics
Establish monitoring and alerting frameworks for data integrity and completeness
Cost Management & Optimization
Manage and optimize the global market data budget across crypto and traditional vendors
Identify cost-saving opportunities through vendor consolidation, direct exchange connectivity, and internal data solutions
Implement usage tracking and chargeback models where appropriate
Infrastructure Partnership
Partner with infrastructure teams to build the pipes necessary to bring in market data
Support hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud) and ensure resilience, redundancy, and scalability
Enable data access for research, backtesting, and production trading systems
Regulatory & Compliance Oversight
Ensure compliance with exchange licensing, redistribution rules, and evolving crypto regulatory frameworks
Implement entitlement controls, audit trails, and governance policies across all data usage
Stakeholder Collaboration
Work closely with trading, quant research, risk, and portfolio management teams to deliver data solutions
Support onboarding of new exchanges, instruments (perpetuals, options), and strategies
Act as the firm’s subject matter expert on both crypto and cross-asset market data
Leadership & Team Development
Build and lead a high-performing development team
Establish best practices for market data onboarding, validation, and lifecycle management
Foster a culture of innovation, automation, and operational excellence
Embrace and champion the thoughtful adoption of AI to improve team performance and business outcomes.
Leverage AI tools (e.g., generative AI, automation platforms, data copilots) to improve productivity, decision-making, and output quality in your day-to-day work.

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