The Equities Data & Analytics Team is looking for an experienced Kdb+/Q developer to create innovative analytics solutions that advance the business by improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products.
Requirements
- 5+ years working with large financial data sets, such as market data, order/execution data, and/or positions data.
- 5+ years of Kdb+/Q, experience working in a Unix/Linux environment.
- Other language experience is a bonus i.e Python, Java, Unix/Linux
- Experience of agile methodologies will be an advantage
- Cloud experience (e.g. AWS) is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Mange and manipulate large historical data sets
- Implement reusable Gateway functionality
- Implement functionality based on defined API
- Use and implement library-grade software
- Automating quality checks across transactional, market and reference datasets
- Ensure clean and efficient coding practices and adherence to industry best practices
- Collaborate with traders, quants, and other developers to design and implement efficient and robust solutions
Other
- excellent communication skills
- Superb communication and interpersonal skills/ Confident in communicating with stakeholders
- Ability to learn new technologies and business knowledge
- Capital markets experience, e.g. Derivs, Stocks, index, ETFs trading.
- Proven delivery track record
- Good team player with a strong desire to participate and help others
- Able to bring critical thinking and new ideas to the team
- Demonstrates thoroughness and strong ownership of work.
- Writing documentation
