KDB Developer

6 days ago

New York, New York, United States VySystems Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Job Responsibilities

  • Developing core systems and frameworks based on KDB+ technology.
  • Building scalable real-time processing solutions using agile methodologies.
  • Storing large amounts of cross-asset market data (e.g., equities, fixed income, FX) for real-time and historical access.
  • Partnering with business stakeholders, including traders and quantitative analysts, to capture requirements and deliver solutions.
  • Ensuring the operational stability, resiliency, and performance of KDB applications.
  • Developing high-quality production code and participating in code reviews.
  • Identifying opportunities for automation and improving the overall stability of software applications.
  • Making KDB data accessible to cloud-native applications for research and AI purposes.

Required Qualifications and Skills

  • Deep understanding of KDB+ technology and the Q language
    . This is a hands-on role, and expertise in building large-scale platforms is often required.
  • Experience with KDB+tick design
    and data organization, as well as the performance implications of different architectural approaches.
  • Practical experience
    developing/running large datasets, optimizing query performance, and building resilient/high-availability KDB applications.
  • Proficiency in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
    and advanced understanding of agile methodologies like CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
  • Hands-on practical experience
    delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
  • Strong problem-solving skills
    and the ability to think creatively about solutions.

Preferred Skills

  • AWS Experience:
    Many positions mention current migration projects to AWS, so knowledge of AWS compute services and storage tiers is a plus.
  • Programming Languages:
    Experience in other languages such as Python (including PyKX), Java, C, or C++ is often beneficial.
  • Financial Markets Knowledge:
    Fundamental knowledge of electronic trading markets, from market data to order placement, is highly valued.

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