Senior KDB+ Engineer for FX & Fixed Income Trading

Westpac Bank; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mortgage discounts

Flexible work arrangements

Learning & development

Volunteer programs

Job summary

Westpac Bank is seeking a skilled KDB+/q developer to support and evolve its global KDB+ estate, enabling high-performance pricing, execution and risk analytics for FX and Fixed Income trading. You will collaborate with traders, quants and engineers to deliver robust, compliant technology solutions across a distributed team.

Ideal candidates bring strong experience with KDB+/q in financial markets, plus proficiency in Java or Python.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience developing, operating and supporting KDB+ and KX Dashboard solutions within financial markets.
• Experience delivering KDB+/q solutions across FX, Rates or Credit.
• Experience partnering directly with traders, quants or other front-office stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently within a globally distributed team.
• A proactive and collaborative approach to solving technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Supporting, maintaining and enhancing the global KDB+ estate.
• Designing efficient, high-performance solutions to complex trading requirements.
• Partnering with traders, quants and engineers to deliver reliable and compliant technology solutions.
• Testing and validating solutions against business, regulatory and risk requirements.
• Identifying opportunities to improve the KDB+ platform and development practices.
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Contributing to platform design, technical implementation and operational support.

Skills

KDB+/q

KX Dashboard

FX/ Rates/ Credit

Python

Analytical skills

Communication

Tools

Java

Python

Job description

Westpac Bank is seeking a skilled KDB+/q developer to support and evolve its global KDB+ estate, enabling high-performance pricing, execution and risk analytics for FX and Fixed Income trading. You will collaborate with traders, quants and engineers to deliver robust, compliant technology solutions across a distributed team.

Ideal candidates bring strong experience with KDB+/q in financial markets, plus proficiency in Java or Python.