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:

• * 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:

• * Java, Spring Boot, Kafka
  

  • UI frameworks (Angular, React)