
Senior kdb+ Developer
Data Intellect6 months ago
Responsibilities
- Lead technical delivery on client projects and establish standards for quality and performance.
- Design and implement robust kdb+ architectures that scale to billions of rows of time-series data.
- Collaborate with quants, traders, and analysts to translate business needs into performant code.
- Develop, test, support, and maintain client applications across the full development lifecycle.
- Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers.
- Drive innovation in kdb+/q and adjacent technologies.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of hands-on kdb+ development experience with deep expertise in q and time-series data.
- Proven experience designing, implementing, and scaling kdb+ systems in production.
- Strong background in Unix/Linux environments and scripting.
- Demonstrated technical leadership and decision-making in fast-paced projects.
- Excellent communication skills for explaining complex systems to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience in capital markets or investment banking.
- Bonus qualifications include Python, AWS, GCP, Azure, other time-series databases, tick data, real-time analytics, electronic trading systems, and people or team leadership experience.
Benefits
- Hybrid and flexible working between home and global offices.
- Global opportunities with clients in London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, and other locations.
- Paid training, certifications, and leadership development.
- Clear progression paths with biannual promotion cycles and regular 1:1s.
- Healthcare and wellbeing benefits, provider dependent on region.
- Referral bonuses and social events.