Head of Market Data Development and Engineering

About the role

Who We Are:

Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, growing the economy that runs on code. Galaxy delivers the onchain infrastructure that connects institutions to digital assets, including trading, advisory, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization. Galaxy also develops and operates data center infrastructure to power AI and HPC workloads. Anchored by its Helios campus in Texas, Galaxy is building a multi-gigawatt pipeline of more than 5.7 GW of potential capacity, positioning it among the largest and fastest-growing data center developers in North America.

The Company is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Additional information about Galaxy's businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com.

What We Value:

We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.

Seek Excellence.

Be Selective To Be Effective.

Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.

Disagree Transparently.

Encourage Independent Decision-Making.

Build Dream Teams.

Who You Are:

We are seeking an experienced Head of Market Data Development and Engineering to lead the development, delivery, acquisition, governance, and optimization of market data for both digital and traditional assets across the firm.

This role sits at the intersection of trading and technology ensuring high-quality, cost-effective, performant, and compliant data services that power trading, research, and risk systems.

You’ll work closely with trading teams, stakeholders, and external partners to deliver critical initiatives that drive our business forward. If you’re a natural problem-solver with a passion for hands-on technical development in a global, fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Do:

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 in Java

Design and build a Java based 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.

What We’re Looking For:

10+ years of experience in custom development of real time market data platforms within a trading firm, hedge fund, or financial institution

Knowledge of key market data vendors, exchanges, and licensing models

Strong understanding of trading workflows, asset classes (equities, futures, options, FX, fixed income), and data types (real-time, reference, historical)

Experience with low-latency data systems, market data feeds, APIs, and streaming technologies

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders

Bonus Points:

Familiarity with on-chain data, blockchain nodes, and crypto data providers

What We Offer:

Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus

Hybrid/Flexible Working Arrangements

Flexible Time Off (paid)

3% 401(k) company contribution

Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents

Generous paid Parental Leave

Competitive family planning benefits for US employees

Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry

Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues

Free daily snacks and weekly breakfasts/lunches

Employee Resource Groups

Free coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace

Apply now and join us as we grow the economy that runs on code.

The base salary ranges included below will be commensurate with candidate experience, expertise and local market. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise. At Galaxy, we maintain a total compensation philosophy which consists of a competitive base salary, annual bonus, and equity incentives.

Base Salary Range $220,000—$250,000 USD

Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact careers@galaxy.com.