KDB Developer

We are currently seeking a highly experienced KDB Developer to join a leading financial services organisation on an initial 12-week contract. This role will focus on the development, enhancement and support of high-performance market data and trading platforms, working within a fast-paced environment supporting business-critical trading and analytics systems.

The successful candidate will have extensive expertise in kdb+/q , low-latency systems, real-time streaming data architectures and large-scale time-series data platforms. You will work closely with technology and business stakeholders to design and deliver scalable solutions that support trading, market data and analytics functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain large-scale kdb+/q applications and infrastructure.
• Build and optimise high-performance time-series databases and analytics platforms.
• Develop and support low-latency market data processing solutions.
• Capture, process and analyse high-volume tick data and trading datasets.
• Design and implement scalable real-time streaming and event-driven architectures.
• Collaborate with traders, quantitative teams, business analysts and technology stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Support the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing and deployment.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and implement performance improvements.
• Optimise system performance, scalability and reliability across trading and data platforms.
• Work closely with global technology teams to ensure alignment of solutions and best practices.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and strategic technology initiatives.
• 15+ years' experience working with kdb+/q .
• Proven track record designing and developing large-scale kdb+ platforms and infrastructure.
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals and software engineering principles.
• Excellent understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Hands-on development experience within Unix and/or Linux environments.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems and real-time data processing.
• Experience designing and supporting high-performance, high-throughput systems.
• Expertise in market data processing and time-series database technologies.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

Technical Expertise

• Tick Data Capture & Processing
• Time-Series Databases
• Real-Time Streaming Platforms
• High-Performance Computing
• Market Data Platforms
• Order Management & Execution Data
• Performance Tuning & Optimisation