KDB+/Q Engineer: Real-Time Trading Platforms

Hunter Bond; Greater London; On-site; GBP 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Exceptional Benefits

Job summary

Hunter Bond is partnering with a leading global hedge fund to recruit a KDB+/q Developer in London. You will build next-generation research, analytics, and trading platforms that process large-scale market data and support quantitative strategies.

You'll work with Quants, Portfolio Managers, and Traders to deliver production-ready solutions, optimise real-time systems, and take ownership in a high-performance environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in a STEM discipline.
• Experience with real-time market data or trading systems.
• Understanding of scalable, high-performance architectures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimise KDB+/q applications for real-time market data.
• Build scalable infrastructure for research, analytics, and trading workflows.
• Partner with Quants and Traders to deliver production-ready solutions.
• Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of core platforms.

Skills

KDB+/q development

Real-time market data

Time-series databases

Trading systems

High-performance architectures

Education

BSc / MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics

Job description

Hunter Bond is partnering with a leading global hedge fund to recruit a KDB+/q Developer in London. You will build next-generation research, analytics, and trading platforms that process large-scale market data and support quantitative strategies.

You'll work with Quants, Portfolio Managers, and Traders to deliver production-ready solutions, optimise real-time systems, and take ownership in a high-performance environment.