KDB Developer

KDB Developer
18 Month W2 Contract
Jersey City
$70/hour

The successful candidate will be joining the Fixed Income Currencies and Commodities technology team, which has a proven track record of delivering critical low-latency front-office data analytics solutions to the FICC businesses. The candidate will be working in the FICC KDB technology team, helping to build and maintain high availability, globally deployed systems.

Requirements:

• Grad (4 year)/Post grad in Computer Science (or relevant work experience in large scale IT environment)
• At least 4+ years of hands on KDB development experience
• Strong KDB/q skills with a thorough understanding of q internals such as tp, rdb, hdb, and tick data storage
• Solid knowledge of the UNIX / Linux environment
• Strong experience in one or more scripting languages (Perl, Python, Unix Shell Scripting)
• Experience in designing and developing ETL processes for the project's data warehouse
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply critical thinking to a variety of situations
• Experience in Python is preferred
• Experience in FICC business large Financial Institution is preferred

Technical

Skills:

• Strong KDB experience
• Solid knowledge of the UNIX/Linux environment
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Perl, Shell script)
• Knowledge of Java a plus

Soft Skills:

• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and handle multiple projects
• Ability to work in a fast paced, challenging environment