Kbd+ Developer

Senior kdb+ Developer – Capital Markets Innovation Are you a seasoned kdb+ developer with a passion for high-performance systems and a deep understanding of capital markets? If you’re looking to lead technical delivery, mentor others, and shape the next generation of scalable time-series data platforms, this opportunity is for you.

What’s on Offer You’ll join a high-performing consulting team delivering mission-critical solutions for leading financial institutions, working across large-scale, data-intensive environments. With full autonomy and ownership of the development lifecycle, you’ll architect and scale systems that process billions of rows of real-time and historical market data.

This is a chance to not only write exceptional code but to shape strategy, support and mentor colleagues, and stay at the forefront of kdb+, q, and adjacent technologies.

What You’ll Be Doing Leading technical delivery across client-facing capital markets projects

Designing and implementing robust kdb+ systems to manage massive time-series datasets

Translating complex trading and analytical requirements into high-performance solutions

Mentoring junior and mid-level developers, promoting technical excellence

Owning the full SDLC: from development through to support and optimisation

Driving innovation in real-time data processing and analytics

What You’ll Bring 5+ years of hands-on kdb+ and q experience

Proven track record of scaling production-grade kdb+ systems

Strong Unix/Linux scripting skills

Excellent stakeholder engagement—able to communicate across quant, trading, and tech teams

Domain expertise in capital markets or investment banking

Passion for clean, elegant, and performant code

Nice to Have

Experience with Python, AWS/GCP/Azure, or other time-series platforms

Familiarity with tick data, electronic trading, or real-time analytics

Prior leadership or people management experience