KDB Developer

Eames Consulting Group — United Kingdom · Posted ~2 hours ago

Senior Full-time

Skills

KDB+/q real-time data pipelines time-series databases APIs financial trading systems KDB+ q real-time data

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

An experienced developer is needed to build and enhance high-performance applications for electronic financial markets. The role involves real-time data processing, analytics, APIs, and close collaboration with business users to deliver reliable trading and risk solutions.

Highlights

Work on high-performance financial technology systems with direct exposure to trading workflows, real-time data challenges, and collaboration with technical and business stakeholders.

Description

KDB Developer – Fixed Income Electronic Trading About the Role We're looking for an experienced KDB Developer to join a front-office technology team powering electronic trading in Fixed Income. You'll collaborate daily with traders, quants and fellow engineers to improve the real-time pricing, trading and risk systems at the core of a revenue-generating business. This is a hands-on role with direct exposure to trading workflows, fast delivery cycles and business stakeholders. If you enjoy tackling complex data and performance problems, and want to see the desk using your work in real time, you'll thrive here. What You'll Do Build and enhance KDB+/q applications for pricing, trading and riskDevelop and maintain real-time data pipelines, analytics services and APIsWork directly with traders and front-office stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutionsHelp design and evolve high-performance market data and time-series platformsSupport monitoring, analysis and reporting on trading performance and market activityTake part in releases, production support and continuous improvementHelp shape the team's technical standards, development practices and testing approaches What You'll Bring Solid commercial experience with KDB+ and q, ideally in a front-office or trading environmentA good grasp of real-time data processing and high-performance systemsStrong Linux/Unix skills and familiarity with software development best practicesExperience designing, testing and supporting business-critical applicationsThe ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical colleagues