3 days ago
Sydney, AustraliaSenior
Responsibilities
- Support, maintain and enhance the global KDB+ estate.
- Design and develop efficient, high-performance KDB+/q solutions for trading requirements.
- Partner with traders, quants and engineers to deliver reliable and compliant technology solutions.
- Test and validate solutions against business, regulatory and risk requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve the KDB+ platform and development practices.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.
- Contribute to platform design, technical implementation and operational support.
Requirements
- Strong commercial experience developing, operating and supporting KDB+ and KX Dashboard solutions within financial markets.
- Expert-level KDB+/q programming skills.
- Experience delivering KDB+/q solutions across FX, Rates or Credit.
- Experience partnering directly with traders, quants or other front-office stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently within a globally distributed team.
- A proactive and collaborative approach to solving technical challenges.
- Experience with Java or Python, KDB+ version migrations, alpha signal generation, transaction cost analysis or AI-enabled automation is highly regarded.
Benefits
- Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including employee-only mortgage rates.
- Flexible work arrangements and a variety of leave options, including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
- Tailored learning and development opportunities.
- Opportunities to participate in community volunteering initiatives.
- Hybrid work arrangement indicated by the #LI-Hybrid posting tag.
About Westpac
Westpac is an Australian banking group that provides retail, business, and institutional banking, payments, and wealth/insurance services to consumers and enterprises. Founded in 1817 and headquartered in Sydney, it operates across Australia and New Zealand under brands including Westpac, St.George, BankSA, Bank of Melbourne, BT Financial Group, and RAMS. Its business model centers on deposit-taking, lending, and financial services fees delivered via branches, digital channels, and partner networks.