Senior KDB Developer

N Consulting Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

N Consulting Global in London is seeking a Senior KDB Developer to lead design and development of KDB+/q applications for real-time and historical data platforms.

The role focuses on high-performance, low-latency systems within investment banking and financial markets, requiring deep data modelling, ingestion, and collaboration with traders, quants and analytics teams to optimise data pipelines and system performance.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with KDB+ and q.
• Proven track record building high-performance, low-latency applications.
• Experience with large-scale financial/market data.
• Solid knowledge of data modelling, data ingestion and real-time processing.
• Experience in Linux/Unix environments.
• Excellent programming and problem-solving skills.
• Background in Investment Banking/ Financial Markets/ Trading environments.
• Experience designing, developing and maintaining KDB+/q applications.
• Ability to build and optimise real-time and historical data solutions.
• Experience working with large volumes of financial and market data.
• Develop data pipelines and support ingestion processes.
• Collaborate with traders, quants, analysts and other tech teams.
• Contribute to architecture, design and tech improvements.

Responsibilities

• Proactively design and implement KDB+/q solutions for real-time data streams.
• Collaborate with traders and quants to optimise data pipelines and latency.
• Investigate and resolve performance issues in high-volume data environments.
• Contribute to architecture and technical improvements across the platform.
• Support data ingestion processes and data quality initiatives.
• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver robust data systems.

Skills

KDB+/q

Low-latency

Financial markets experience

Data modelling

Linux/Unix

Investment Banking / Financial Markets

Tools

Linux/Unix environments

Job description

We’re Hiring | Senior KDB Developer – London

Are you an experienced KDB+/q Developer with a strong background in financial markets and high-performance data systems? We’re looking for a Senior KDB Developer to join a London-based technology team.

• Strong hands-on experience with KDB+ and q
• Solid experience developing and optimising high-performance, low-latency applications
• Experience working with large-scale financial/market data
• Strong understanding of data modelling, data ingestion and real-time data processing
• Experience with Linux/Unix environments
• Strong programming and problem-solving skills
• Strong experience within Investment Banking / Financial Markets / Trading environments
• Design, develop and maintain KDB+/q applications
• Build and optimise real-time and historical data solutions
• Work with large volumes of financial and market data
• Develop data pipelines and support data ingestion processes
• Optimise system performance and troubleshoot complex technical issuesCollaborate with traders, quants, analysts and other technology teams
• Contribute to architecture, design and technical improvements