Data Engineer

Overview

Hybrid
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
100% Travel

Skills

Continuous Integration/Delivery
coding
shell scripting
Database
Trading
KDB

Job Details

Title : KDB+ / Q database engineer

Location : Midtown, NYC (Must be local and work onsite 4-5 days per week in client office)

KDB+ / Q database engineer
KDB+ / Q. KDB+ / Q (KDB+ is an ultra low latency high performance time series DB that is used by quant / trading firms that drive millisecond efficiency). Q is the programming language to interact with KDB+ databases.

Coding: Can actually write code
o Architecture knowledge: 10%
o Operational: 25%
KDB Dev: 65%
Focus on KDB+/Q engineering skill (get requirements from client development team, implement and test, and release to production)
Ansible configuration, Shell scripting

If candidate has experience with these organizations, they will be a good pick: First Derivative, AquaQ / Data Intellect (these are boutiques specializing in KDB/Q)

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