KDB Software Engineer III

Overview

In this role you will contribute as a core technical team member to build trusted market-leading technology for Equities Trading Data & Analytics. You will work with cross-functional partners to design, develop, and scale KDB-based solutions that handle large options datasets in real time and historically, while migrating infrastructure to AWS. You’ll drive secure, production-grade code and participate in an agile delivery cadence to support critical business objectives. This is an opportunity to impact trading data platforms, improve performance, and shape a resilient, cloud-enabled architecture. You will thrive in a collaborative, diverse team focused on innovation and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions and troubleshoot complex problems
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review others’ code
• Contribute to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
• Develop core systems and frameworks based on KDB
• Build scalable real-time processing solutions using agile methods
• Partner with stakeholders to capture requirements and deliver solutions
• Collaborate with application support teams to maintain the platform

Key requirements

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Understanding of agile methodologies including CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Understanding of KDB technology and Q language with at least 2 years of professional experience
• Understanding of KDB+ tick design and data organization, performance implications of different approaches
• Practical experience handling large datasets and optimizing query performance
• Practical experience building resilient and high-availability KDB applications

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Adaptability
• KDB and Q language
• AWS
• CI/CD

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