KDB+ and Q Engineer

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 24 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

KDB+ and q language
Trading systemsand time-series analytics
Design and development
Support and optimization
building and optimizing time-series data pipelines
quants and risk / regulatory compliance

Job Details

Role: KDB+ and q Engineer


Job Description:
Focuses on building and optimizing time-series data pipelines for Global Markets. Specializes in KDB+ and q language to support high-frequency trading, tick data storage, backtesting, and risk analytics. Ensures low-latency, scalable ingestion and querying of billions of time-series records per day.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design tick data schemas with partitioning and compression strategies.
  • Develop and optimize q queries for traders, quants, and risk teams.
  • Support tick replay systems for backtesting and regulatory compliance.

Required Skills

  • Strong expertise in KDB+ and q language.
  • Understanding of high-frequency trading systems and time-series analytics.
  • Skills in schema design, partitioning, compression, and performance tuning.
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