KDB+ Developer – Front Office | London | £90k–£120k
Location:
London, UK (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite)
Job Type:
Full-Time | Permanent
Sector:
Financial Services / Investment Banking / Trading
Salary:
£90,000–£120,000
About the Role
We're seeking a
high-performing KDB+ Developer
to join a world-leading investment bank’s
Front Office Quantitative Technology team
in
London . You will design, build, and optimise low-latency, high-performance time-series data systems used for
real-time analytics ,
trading , and
decision-making
across global markets.
This is a
critical hire
for an elite team driving alpha-generation tools and cutting-edge data platforms using
KDB+/q .
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain scalable
KDB+/q
solutions for real-time market data ingestion, processing, and analytics.
Collaborate directly with
quant traders ,
quants , and
front office technologists
to build mission-critical trading systems.
Optimise existing KDB+ databases for
performance, latency, and storage efficiency .
Design and implement solutions for
tick data capture ,
data normalisation , and
time-series analysis .
Contribute to architectural decisions around
data pipelines ,
streaming platforms , and
KX integration .
Ensure high availability and reliability of market data infrastructure in
high-pressure, low-latency environments .
✅
Required Skills & Experience
3+ years
of hands-on commercial experience with
KDB+/q
in a
front office or trading environment .
Strong understanding of
tick data ,
time-series databases , and
real-time market data .
Experience working with
global market data feeds
(e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, FIX, Kafka).
Proficiency in performance tuning, memory management, and multi-threaded programming in
KDB+ .
Comfortable working in
Agile/DevOps
environments, including CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with
Linux systems , scripting (Python/Bash), and version control (Git).
Why apply?
Work on
ultra-low-latency platforms
used by top traders and quants.
Direct impact on
multi-billion-dollar
trading strategies and real-time decision engines.
Collaborate with some of the
best engineers and quants in global finance .
Career-defining projects in a high-growth, tech-driven environment.
Competitive compensation, elite bonus structure, and London’s finest fintech culture.
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