kbd+ Developer

Consortia Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in financial services seeks a Senior kdb+ Developer to lead technical delivery on capital markets projects. You will be responsible for designing robust systems, mentoring developers, and driving innovation in data processing. Candidates should have 5+ years of kdb+ and q experience and a strong understanding of capital markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on kdb+ and q experience.
• Proven track record of scaling production-grade kdb+ systems.
• Strong Unix/Linux scripting skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement across quant, trading, and tech teams.
• Domain expertise in capital markets or investment banking.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical delivery across client-facing capital markets projects.
• Designing and implementing robust kdb+ systems to manage massive time-series datasets.
• Translating complex trading and analytical requirements into high-performance solutions.
• Mentoring junior and mid-level developers.
• Owning the full SDLC from development through to support and optimisation.

Skills

kdb+

q

Unix/Linux scripting

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Python

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Senior kdb+ Developer – Capital Markets Innovation

Are you a seasoned kdb+ developer with a passion for high-performance systems and a deep understanding of capital markets? If you’re looking to lead technical delivery, mentor others, and shape the next generation of scalable time-series data platforms, this opportunity is for you.

What’s on Offer

You’ll join a high-performing consulting team delivering mission-critical solutions for leading financial institutions, working across large-scale, data-intensive environments. With full autonomy and ownership of the development lifecycle, you’ll architect and scale systems that process billions of rows of real-time and historical market data.

This is a chance to not only write exceptional code but to shape strategy, support and mentor colleagues, and stay at the forefront of kdb+, q, and adjacent technologies.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading technical delivery across client-facing capital markets projects

• Designing and implementing robust kdb+ systems to manage massive time-series datasets

• Translating complex trading and analytical requirements into high-performance solutions

• Mentoring junior and mid-level developers, promoting technical excellence

• Owning the full SDLC: from development through to support and optimisation

• Driving innovation in real-time data processing and analytics

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of hands-on kdb+ and q experience

• Proven track record of scaling production-grade kdb+ systems

• Strong Unix/Linux scripting skills

• Excellent stakeholder engagement—able to communicate across quant, trading, and tech teams

• Domain expertise in capital markets or investment banking

• Passion for clean, elegant, and performant code

Nice to Have

• Experience with Python, AWS/GCP/Azure, or other time-series platforms

• Familiarity with tick data, electronic trading, or real-time analytics

• Prior leadership or people management experience