Senior KBD Developer - (Hybrid) INSIDE IR35

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based recruitment agency is seeking a Senior KDB Developer for a hybrid position in London. You will work in a small KDB+ development team focused on pricing and risk management for trading desks. Responsibilities include liaising with traders, designing algorithms, and performing statistical analysis. The ideal candidate has deep experience with KDB, UNIX/Linux, and knowledge of front office finance. Competitive compensation offered.

Qualifications

• Senior KDB developer with experience in an FI trading environment.
• Strong prior experience within KDB.
• Comfortable working in high-frequency environments.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with traders to understand requirements for trading algorithms.
• Design and develop application changes for the FI Algo trading desks.
• Perform statistical analysis of algorithm performance.

Skills

Clear communication & systematic reasoning

Deep experience with Q/KDB+

Front Office knowledge of the FI business

UNIX/Linux OS knowledge

Knowledge of software delivery processes

Knowledge of Altair Panopticon

Tools

TorQ framework for KDB+

qspec

qunit frameworks

Job description

Job Description

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Job: KDB Developer

Location: Hybrid 3/2 days a week in London, the rest WFH

Duration: 6 months rolling contract

INSIDE IR35

Summary

Looking for a Senior KDB developer to join the FI Algo trading IT team in London.

Mission of the eFI Algorithm Trading team in the Front Office environment is to help develop and analyse the Pricing, Trading, Hedging and Risk Management algorithms for Fixed Income products.

This role is within a small KDB+ development team focused on pricing and risk management for the FI Algo Trading desks.

The team has short feedback cycles, frequent deliveries of hours to days, direct contact to stakeholders and the trading desk.

Your core attributes will include:

• Clear communication & systematic reasoning.
• Deep experience with Q/KDB+ working in a similar environment, experience with TorQ framework for KDB+ advantageous.
• Have Front Office knowledge of the FI business or quantitative finance.
• UNIX/Linux OS knowledge.
• Knowledge about software delivery processes and methodologies and test strategies. Familiarity with qspec and qunit frameworks useful.
• Knowledge of Altair Panopticon would be a distinct advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with traders to understand requirements and draw parallels with and leverage on solutions in other products lines within Algo Flow trading.
• Help monitor the deployment of new and modified trading algorithms to ensure we are compliant with the firm's obligations and that the release process is strictly adhered to.
• Design, develop, test and deliver application change to meet the needs of the FI Algo trading desks - this will include both API and schema design, and a significant amount of work on Real Time KDB+ processes.
• Design dashboard in Altair Panopticon to monitor the trading algorithms.
• Perform ad-hoc statistical analysis of algorithm performance, behavior, market data, client behavior.
• KDB maintenance and evolution
• Compliance monitoring tool development
• Provide technical assistance and 3rd line support to internal Production Support teams.
• Participation on software releases which may be performed out of hours/weekends.
• These responsibilities are not intended to be prescriptive - it is anticipated that staff will be encouraged to undertake activities outside their specific responsibilities.

Additional notes

• The position is essentially a technical lead role within the KDB area but will not involve line management. Individual will need to act as an SME for the other, less senior developers in the team to come to with queries in addition to focusing on their own tasks.
• Strong prior experience within KDB
• Prior experience of KDB within a financial markets environment, ideally within Fixed Income (including bonds).
• Low Latency experience would also be another massive plus
• Comfortable working in environment which has high-frequency of demands

Interview process

X2 technical interviews

• 1st interview technical individuals in the team to talk through a few 'CACIB bits' - MS Teams
• 2nd interview - In person
• Both interviews will be heavy on the technical side due to the scope of the role. KDB knowledge and other systems in the JD will be tested via competency-based questioning.

Apply with your CV for immediate consideration!

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