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Singularity · Quantitative Trading · Full-time Paid InternshipABOUT THE ROLEThe Data Engine is the foundation everything else runs on. This is a v1 build role: you will design and build the entire data infrastructure layer from scratch — real-time ingestion, historical storage, data quality, and clean access interfaces for strategy and ML teams.If the data is wrong, every system downstream is wrong. This role has zero tolerance for unreliability.WHAT YOU WILL BUILDReal-time ingestion pipelines covering market data, alternative data, and broker data — both batch and streaming modesA time-series warehouse with instrument, timeframe, and datatype partitioning — optimised for fast backtest reads and append-only writesClean data access APIs: get_price(), get_features(), get_signals() — versioned and consumed by strategy and ML teamsData normalization, validation, and anomaly detection — bad ticks, stale data, split adjustments, OI reconciliationNSE options chain data coverage: IV surface, Greeks, open interest, futures rolloverMonitoring and alerting for data freshness, completeness, and latency across all ingestion pathsREQUIREDCurrently pursuing or recently completed a degree from A Tier 1 instituteIf above is not true, then a minimum of 1 year of relevant work experienceExperience in building data pipelines or market data infrastructureStrong Python; experience with time-series databases — KDB+, TimescaleDB, QuestDB, Arctic, or equivalentLow-latency data feed experienceFamiliarity with Indian equity and derivatives market structure — NSE segments, lot sizes, expiry cycles, FII/DII dataReal-time streaming experience — Kafka, Redis, or similarRust or C++ for performance-critical componentsData quality mindset — you think in terms of schemas, SLAs, and failure modesFast thinker who thrives in ambiguity and moves with urgencyThis is a founding infrastructure role. You will have significant architectural autonomy and work directly with the founding team. Your decisions will define how Singularity scales. Not a role for someone who wants to maintain someone else's system.