Senior KDB Developer

Senior KDB+ Developer – Investment Bank – London (Hybrid)

Rolling 12-Month Contract | Up to £1000/day | Inside IR35
Hybrid – 2 Days Onsite in London

A leading investment bank is seeking a Senior KDB+ Developer to join their high-performing Fixed Income Algo Trading team.

This is a rare opportunity to work directly with traders, building and evolving real-time pricing and risk systems in a fast-paced front-office environment.

• Design and develop real-time KDB+ processes and APIs
• Build dashboards in Altair Panopticon to monitor trading algorithms
• Perform statistical analysis on market data and algorithm performance
• Support compliance monitoring and production releases
• Collaborate closely with traders and quant teams

• Deep experience with Q/KDB+ in a trading or quant finance setting
• Familiarity with TorQ, qspec/qunit, and UNIX/Linux
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Experience in Fixed Income or front-office environments preferred

• Work on high-impact systems with direct trader feedback
• Be part of a small, agile team with rapid delivery cycles
• Enjoy flexibility with a hybrid setup (2 days onsite in London)
• Competitive day rate – up to £1000/day
• Rolling 12-month contract with long-term potential

Interested?

Contact Shumon Miah at or call to find out more.