Algo KDB Developer - Fixed Income

MARGO; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm is seeking an experienced KDB+ Developer to join its front-office Algorithmic Trading team. The role involves developing and optimising algorithms for pricing and risk management in a fast-paced hybrid work environment. Ideal candidates should have strong Q/KDB+ skills, UNIX/Linux experience, and knowledge in Fixed Income products.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Q/KDB+ (TorQ framework knowledge a plus).
• Experience in low-latency environments.
• Front-office exposure in Fixed Income or quantitative finance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy enhancements to real-time KDB+ systems for pricing and risk management.
• Liaise directly with traders to understand requirements and adapt solutions.
• Support the deployment and compliance monitoring of trading algorithms.

Skills

Q/KDB+

UNIX/Linux

Communication

Problem-solving

Low-latency environments

Statistical analysis

Education

Postgraduate degree in computing, mathematics, or statistical disciplines

Tools

Altair Panopticon

Gitlab CI/CD

JFrog Artifactory

Rundeck Masterdeploy

Job description

Margo is seeking an experienced KDB+ Developer to join a front-office Algorithmic Trading team focused on Fixed Income products. The role involves close collaboration with traders, quants, and IT teams to design, develop, and optimise pricing, trading, hedging, and risk management algorithms. You will work in a fast-paced environment with short delivery cycles and direct interaction with stakeholders.

📍 Location: Hybrid, London (3 days per week in office)

📌 Key responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy enhancements to real-time KDB+ systems for pricing and risk management.
• Liaise directly with traders to understand requirements and adapt solutions.
• Build and maintain dashboards in Altair Panopticon for monitoring algorithm performance.
• Perform ad-hoc statistical analysis on algorithm and market data.
• Support the deployment and compliance monitoring of trading algorithms.
• Maintain and evolve the KDB+ infrastructure, ensuring high performance and low latency.
• Provide 3rd-line support to production teams.
• Participate in software releases, including occasional out-of-hours work.

🛠️ What you'll bring:

• Strong expertise in Q/KDB+ (TorQ framework knowledge a plus).
• Solid UNIX/Linux experience.
• Front-office exposure in Fixed Income or quantitative finance.
• Understanding of software delivery processes, testing strategies, and performance monitoring.
• Experience in low-latency environments.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Altair Panopticon.
• Familiarity with Gitlab CI/CD, JFrog Artifactory, Rundeck Masterdeploy.
• FI product knowledge (equities, derivatives, bonds).
• Postgraduate degree in computing, mathematics, or statistical disciplines.

📌 Recruitment process:

• Intro call with our Talent Acquisition team
• HR Interview with Margo Recruiter
• Final meeting with the engineering and project leads

Apply now:

As an employer, MARGO offers equal employment opportunities regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. MARGO is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of its teams, and several actions are taken daily to achieve this!