Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: KDB+/Q Developer (Hybrid)
Client: A Global Financial Services Leader
Location Options: Hybrid in Boston, MA; Jersey City, NJ; or Westlake, TX
Start Date: ASAP
About the Role
We are seeking a KDB+ Developer to join the Regulatory Reporting Technology team at a global financial services leader. This is a high-impact role where you will help build mission-critical brokerage applications that support multi-asset class regulatory reporting.
You’ll collaborate closely with business and technology teams to design, build, and maintain data-driven systems operating under strict regulatory scrutiny. This role requires deep technical skills, a problem-solving mindset, and strong experience with q/KDB+.
What You'll Do
- Develop and maintain KDB+ based systems that support real-time and batch regulatory reporting.
- Design and implement solutions across multiple asset classes in collaboration with trading and regulatory stakeholders.
- Write performant Q code to manage large-scale time-series data.
- Contribute to architectural design, code reviews, and performance tuning.
- Work in Agile teams, following DevOps and CI/CD practices.
- Participate in system integration, testing, and deployment activities.
What You Bring
- Bachelor's in Computer Science or a related field (Master’s a plus)
- 6+ years of development experience with strong expertise in:
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- q/KDB+ programming
- Python and scripting languages (Shell/Perl)
- Linux/Unix environments
- SQL and relational databases (e.g., Oracle)
- Experience with DevOps pipelines and tools: Git/Bitbucket, Jenkins, uDeploy, Artifactory
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred: S3, EC2, CloudFormation, Lambdas)
- Bonus points for experience with:
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- Java, Spring Boot, Kafka
- UI frameworks (Angular, React)