Associate Director, Senior KDB Developer

RBC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join RBC's Data and Analytics team, where you will develop scalable solutions for algorithmic trading. Leverage your expertise in KDB+/q and collaborate with Quants and Analysts to optimize data usage for improved trading strategies. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits program while working in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Access to world-class training program

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on experience with KDB+/q.
• Strong experience in designing scalable data platforms.
• Working knowledge of Linux environments and scripting languages.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data services and statistical functions.
• Enhance functionality of KDB+/q framework.
• Work with stakeholders to optimize performance.

Skills

Active Learning

Agile Methodology

Detail-Oriented

Programming Languages

Tools

KDB+/q

Linux

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As a part of Data and Analytics team work on technology solutions to solve business tasks with primary focus on building scalable data platform for algorithmic trading.

Identify and implement solutions to provide data that will be used to improve strategies performance and produce clients TCA, pre- and post- trade analytics.

Work with Quants and Research Analysts within multiple desks (Equities, FX, Rates, Credit, Futures , Options , Swaps, and other products) to understand their requirement and implement solutions.

What will you do?

• Work with business Stakeholders to build new and maintain existing real-time and historical data services and statistical functions on top of the data.

• Develop an in depth understanding of existing analytical libraries and help to broaden current offering.

• Add new features and enhance existing functionality to KDB+/q framework for server and client-side applications used by capital markets.

• Identify and implement solutions to optimize performance maintaining fast query execution.

• Meet deadlines in support of a fast-moving release cycle.

• Leverage new technologies like big data stack, machine learning, cloud, and approaches with continuous improvement in mind.

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

• Strong hands-on experience with KDB+/q with at least 3+ years of recent experience.

• Strong experience with designing scalable & highly available enterprise data platform to handle fast moving real-time queries as well as multiple year historical query.

• Good Understanding of Capital market products including Reference and Transaction data.

• Good working knowledge of Linux environments and scripting languages such as Bash, and Perl

• Experience with Agile methodology and tools such as SVN, Git, Jenkins, Nexus and Jira

• Ideal candidate has an aptitude for performing analytics on very large data sets, typically time series data.

• Good communication skills and be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have:

• Working knowledge of Python is highly desirable.

• Knowledge of Pre and Post trade analytics, machine learning and pattern recognition is advantageous.

• Understanding of build and deployment management.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• A world-class training program in financial services

• Opportunities to do challenging work

• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients

• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies.

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Job Skills

Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-06-05

Application Deadline:

2025-06-30

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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