kdb Developer

Jersey, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 1 hour ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: KDB Developer

Location: Jersey City NJ

Experience 8

RTTO 5 Days Onsite

Job Responsibilities

Developing core systems and frameworks based on KDB technology.
Building scalable real-time processing solutions using agile methodologies.
Storing large amounts of cross-asset market data (e.g. equities fixed income FX) for real-time and historical access.
Partnering with business stakeholders including traders and quantitative analysts to capture requirements and deliver solutions.
Ensuring the operational stability resiliency and performance of KDB applications.
Developing high-quality production code and participating in code reviews.
Identifying opportunities for automation and improving the overall stability of software applications.
Making KDB data accessible to cloud-native applications for research and AI purposes.

Required Qualifications and Skills

Deep understanding of KDB technology and the Q language. This is a hands-on role and expertise in building large-scale platforms is often required.
Experience with KDBtick design and data organization as well as the performance implications of different architectural approaches.
Practical experience developing/running large datasets optimizing query performance and building resilient/high-availability KDB applications.
Proficiency in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and advanced understanding of agile methodologies like CI/CD application resiliency and security.
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design application development testing and operational stability.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively about solutions.

Preferred Skills

AWS Experience: Many positions mention current migration projects to AWS so knowledge of AWS compute services and storage tiers is a plus.
Programming Languages: Experience with other languages such as Python (including PyKX) Java C or C is often beneficial.
Financial Markets Knowledge: A fundamental understanding of electronic trading markets encompassing market data and order placement is highly valued.

Job Title: KDB Developer Location: Jersey City NJ Experience 8 RTTO 5 Days Onsite Job Responsibilities Developing core systems and frameworks based on KDB technology. Building scalable real-time processing solutions using agile methodologies. Storing large amounts of cross-asset market dat...