KDB Software Engineer III

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a KDB Software Engineer III to bolster its Equities Trading Data & Analytics Organization. In this role, you will be pivotal in developing market-leading technology products, particularly leveraging KDB technology for applications storing vast amounts of data. Collaboration within an agile team and migrating to AWS are key aspects of this opportunity.

Qualifications

• Extensive practical experience in application development and operational stability.
• Proficiency with system design and testing.
• Experience developing large datasets and optimizing performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review code from others.
• Create scalable real-time processing solutions using agile methodologies.
• Partner with stakeholders to capture requirements and deliver solutions.

Skills

KDB technology

Software Development Life Cycle

Agile methodologies

Automation

Continuous Delivery

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

KDB Software Engineer III Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Equities Trading Data & Analytics Organization, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will be responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions to support the firm's objectives.

Within the Data Analytics team, you will be responsible for applications that store large amounts of Options data using KDB technology for real-time and historical access. This is an exciting time as we migrate to AWS and re-architect our applications.

Job Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, develop, and troubleshoot technical issues, thinking beyond routine approaches to build solutions or solve problems.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others.
• Contribute to a team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.
• Develop core systems and frameworks based on KDB.
• Create scalable real-time processing solutions using agile methodologies.
• Partner with stakeholders to capture requirements and deliver solutions.
• Collaborate with application support teams to maintain and support the platform.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and extensive practical experience.
• Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
• Experience with KDB technology and Q language, with at least 2 years of professional experience.
• Understanding of KDB+ tick design, data organization, and performance optimization.
• Experience developing and running large datasets and optimizing query performance.
• Experience building resilient, high-availability KDB applications.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience with Terraform and Kubernetes in managing production environments in the cloud.
• Experience with AWS.
• Knowledge of other languages such as Python, C, C++, or Java.
• Experience with market data venues and vendor data platforms.

About Us

JPMorgan Chase is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors. We value diversity and inclusion, and are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on protected attributes and accommodate religious and disability needs.

About the Team

Our Commercial & Investment Bank operates across banking, markets, securities services, and payments, serving clients in over 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk, and extend liquidity worldwide.