Qualifications
Key Responsibilities• Develop core components of the Global eTrading MI & Analytics platform• Collaborate with quantitative teams and electronic trading technologists to deliver tailored solutions• Contribute to the design and architecture of tick data frameworks, data access layers, feed handlers, and scalable analytics solutions• Implement robust API-based features and contribute to shared libraries and reusable components• Drive automation across metrics, builds, testing, and deployment processes• Support continuous delivery and high-availability production environmentsSkills and Experience Required• Strong expertise in q and experience in creating efficient kdb+ solutions• Profound understanding of kdb+ tick architecture, real-time capture, and historical data access methods• Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) or Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD), emphasizing specification-based testing• Capability to process, query, and analyze large-scale market and trade datasets, including time-series and tick-level data• Solid understanding of statistical principles, market microstructure, and electronic trading data• Exposure to the complete Software Development Lifecycle, including automation, CI/CD, deployment, and support• Experience with at least one additional programming language (object-oriented or functional) is highly regarded
About the job
Location: London, Hybrid
Role Type: 12 Month Contract
Rate: £700 - £1000 per day
We are seeking a Senior KDB Developer to join our specialized team, dedicated to the enhancement and development of a high-performance eTrading Management Information (MI) and analytics platform. This client-facing role involves the handling of vast amounts of real-time and historical data, exceeding 3TB and encompassing over 5 billion records daily from diverse electronic trading venues, internal pricing sources, and execution systems.
Our team serves as the primary source for MI, analytics, and quantitative research support to global stakeholders in risk management, quantitative analysis, trading, and sales. Furthermore, our platform facilitates regulatory reporting, substantial data processing workflows, and backtesting capabilities.
This role exists within a high-performance, globally distributed environment managing hundreds of concurrent production services with multiple daily releases.