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Senior KDB/q Developer

salary Salary :

$9,000 - 17,000 monthly

Job Description - Senior KDB/q Developer

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain enterprise grade KDB+ platforms supporting real-time market data and trading applications.
  • Implement, customise, and optimise KDB+ Tick architectures for high-volume, low-latency market data processing.
  • Develop solutions using the q programming language for financial data modelling, analytics, and time-series data processing.
  • Analyse and optimise system performance to minimise latency across proprietary electronic trading platforms.
  • Build scalable architectures capable of handling large volumes of real-time market data across Equities, Foreign Exchange (FX), Futures, and other asset classes.
  • Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers, algorithmic traders, and technology teams to develop, backtest, and deploy quantitative trading models.
  • Develop data ingestion, storage, and retrieval solutions for high-frequency financial datasets.
  • Perform performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimisation of existing KDB+ applications.
  • Participate in system design discussions, code reviews, testing, deployment, and production support.
  • Produce technical documentation and contribute to knowledge sharing within the development team.

Required Technical Skills

  • Strong hands-on experience developing applications using KDB+ and the q programming language.
  • Proven experience implementing and customising KDB+ Tick architectures.
  • Strong understanding of time-series databases and high-performance data processing.
  • Experience designing low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems.
  • Knowledge of real-time market data feeds and electronic trading platforms.
  • Experience with Linux/Unix environments and shell scripting.
  • Strong programming skills in one or more languages such as Java, C++, or Python alongside KDB+/q.
  • Experience with performance tuning, profiling, and latency optimisation.

Domain Knowledge

The ideal candidate should have experience within capital markets or investment banking, including knowledge of:

  • Electronic Trading (eTrading)
  • Market Data Platforms
  • Algorithmic Trading
  • Quantitative Research
  • Order Management Systems (OMS)
  • Execution Management Systems (EMS)
  • Equities, Foreign Exchange (FX), Futures, and other financial instruments
  • Time-series financial data and market microstructure

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, or a related discipline.
  • 8+ years of software development experience, including significant hands-on experience with KDB+/q.
  • Experience working in investment banking, capital markets, hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, or financial technology organisations.
  • Experience supporting front-office trading environments.
  • Familiarity with cloud technologies and distributed computing is an advantage.

What We're Looking For

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, low-latency trading environments.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate directly with traders, quantitative analysts, and business stakeholders.
  • Experience delivering robust, scalable, and production-ready solutions.
  • Ability to work independently while contributing to cross-functional project teams.
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