Kdb+ Developer: Real-Time Data Solutions Engineer

Kx; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KX is seeking an experienced kdb+ Developer to join our Professional Services team in the United Kingdom. This hands-on role demands at least three years of kdb+/q development, solving complex data challenges, and delivering high-performance data solutions for customers.

You will design, build and optimise real-time and historical data processing, work with large datasets, and collaborate with engineering and customer teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on commercial experience developing applications using kdb+ and q.
• Strong understanding of the q programming language, kdb+ data structures and query optimisation.
• Practical experience working with time-series data and real-time or large-scale data processing.
• Experience developing, debugging and optimising kdb+ applications.
• Proficiency working in Unix/Linux environments.
• Familiarity with Git, software development lifecycles and standard development practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate and resolve complex technical issues.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with other engineers and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain applications and data processing solutions using kdb+ and q.
• Develop and optimise real-time and historical data processing, storage and analytical capabilities.
• Build and maintain data ingestion pipelines, queries and interfaces to other systems.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues, including performance bottlenecks, data integrity problems and application defects.
• Collaborate with KX colleagues and customer engineering teams to translate technical requirements into working solutions.
• Contribute to solution design, code reviews, testing and technical documentation.
• Follow established software development practices, including version control, testing, deployment and release management.
• Support the delivery and ongoing improvement of reliable, maintainable and secure software solutions.

Skills

kdb+ development

q language

Time-series data

Unix/Linux

Problem solving

Tools

Git

Job description

KX is seeking an experienced kdb+ Developer to join our Professional Services team in the United Kingdom. This hands-on role demands at least three years of kdb+/q development, solving complex data challenges, and delivering high-performance data solutions for customers.

You will design, build and optimise real-time and historical data processing, work with large datasets, and collaborate with engineering and customer teams.