Project description
We are seeking an experienced Senior KDB+ Developer to design, develop and optimize high performance data platforms built on kdb+. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in kdb+ tick architecture, performance tuning at scale and close collaboration with business stakeholder - particularly within Risk functions - to deliver robust, efficient and maintainable solutions.
Responsibilities
* Design, develop and maintain kdb+ tick systems with strong understanding of data organization, schema design and the performance implications of different architectural approaches.
* Build and operate solutions handling large scale, high frequency datasets, ensuring low latency, high throughput and efficient memory usage.
* Analyze and optimize q queries, data models and ingestion pipelines for both real time and historical workloads.
* Collaborate closely with Risk function teams to translate business requirements into efficient, scalable and performant code.
* Drive continuous improvement through refactoring, performance benchmarking and adoption of best practices
* Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, code quality and knowledge sharing.
* Participate in design reviews, production support and root cause analysis of complex system issues.
* Work collaboratively within an Agile or iterative delivery environment, contributing to design, implementation, testing and release phases.
Mandatory Skills
* 5+ years of hands on experience in kdb+ development in a production environment.
* Strong expertise in q language including: table design (splayed, partitioned, segmented), In memory vs on disk trade offs, efficient joins, aggregation and windowed analytics
* Deep understanding of kdb+ tick architecture including ticker plant, RDB, HDB nd associated patterns
* Proven experience working with large datasets and optimising queries for performance and scalability
* Strong background in Unix/Linux environments, including shell scripting for automation, monitoring and operational tooling
* Solid understanding of software delivery processes and methodologies (Agile, CI/CD, Version control, release)
* Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, demonstrating systematic reasoning and problem solving skills
Nice-to-Have Skills
* Knowledge of inter process communication mechanism in kdb+ and integration with external systems
* Experience tuning kdb+ systems for low-latency and high availability
* Familiarity with data quality checks, validation frameworks and operational resilience patterns
* Exposure to financial markets data (market data, trading, risk, post-trade workflows, equity asset class)
* passion for writing clean, efficient and well-structured code