Overview
On Site
BASED ON EXPERIENCE
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Skills
Jersey
Equities
Fixed Income
FX
Real-time
Quantitative Analysis
Cloud Computing
Research
Artificial Intelligence
High Availability
Software Development
Software Development Methodology
Agile
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Systems Design
Application Development
Testing
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Migration
Amazon Web Services
Storage
Programming Languages
Python
Java
C
C++
Finance
Trading
Market Analysis
Job Details
Job Title: KDB Developer
Location : Jersey City, NJ
Experience 8+
RTTO 5 Days Onsite
Job Responsibilities
Preferred Skills
Location : Jersey City, NJ
Experience 8+
RTTO 5 Days Onsite
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.
- 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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