KDB​/q developer

Senor KDB/q Developer

Position Type:
Full time, Hybrid Onsite Contract --- (
*** Hybrid Position - 3 days onsite and 2 days remote work in a week!!!) Duration: 12-18 Months contract

Location:

Jersey City, NJ 07302.

MUST HAVE

SKILLS and Experience:

Must have Min. 10+ Years of experience in IT. This is Not a Lead Role. Need a Hands-on Senior KDB Developer with a strong recent relevant KDB experience and TICK Architecture experience / Knowledge is MANDATORY. KDB+ experience is a MUST. KDB (Kx Systems) Strong KDB experience. FICC experience is NOT Mandatory, Only Preferred.

ETL Tools Experience Solid knowledge of the LINUX / UNIX Environment Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Perl, Shell script) Knowledge of JAVA a plus

• 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.

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. The current team structure is global, spread over London, Dublin, Singapore and the US.

As a group, we communicate at all levels within the organization. A long list of new features needs to be developed for the FICC business. Strong software engineering skills are required as this is role is not restricted to understanding the technology, but also the business requirements and architectural vision of the platforms. Knowledge of any of the following business areas encompassing FX, Rates and Credit is desired.

The candidate will be experienced in working with an agile delivery model and be good at communicating with other developers both in EMEA and the US as part of a global team.

• This is a great opportunity to work in business focused solutions-based development team. It is expected that the candidate plays an active role in developing the KDB based data platform, maintain existing KDB based FICC Data platform and be able to articulate effectively with all stakeholders.
• The candidate will be a highly skilled KDB developer capable of taking existing production architecture and ambiguous/changing requirements into stride.
• The candidate will then come up with cohesive, intelligent and logical solutions to problems, which not only meet the immediate requirements of the global business, but also provide an avenue for further extension.
• Development is primarily KDB based, with peripheral technologies including python, UNIX shell scripting, and Hadoop and related technologies. The candidates repertoire should include knowledge of client-server/distributed technologies.
• The candidate will be working in the FICC horizontal technology team, helping to analyze, design, build and deploy multi-tier, high availability systems globally deployed systems.
• The candidate will be experienced in working with an agile delivery model and communicating with other developers both in EMEA and the US as part of a global team.

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

Hourly Pay Rate Range: $90/hr-$100/hr

* Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties,…