Senior kdb+ Developer — Real-Time Market Data & Innovation

Consortia; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Consortia is seeking a Senior kdb+ Developer to lead technical delivery in capital markets. You will architect and scale systems handling billions of time-series rows in real-time and historical data.

You'll mentor junior engineers, collaborate with quant and trading teams, and own the full SDLC from development through to production support and optimisation. Expertise in kdb+, q, Unix/Linux is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on kdb+ and q development experience.
• Strong experience scaling production-grade kdb+ systems.
• Excellent UNIX/Linux scripting skills.
• Excellent communication with quant, trading and tech teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery across capital markets projects.
• Design and implement robust kdb+ systems for massive time-series data.
• Translate trading and analytics requirements into high-performance solutions.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers to promote technical excellence.
• Own SDLC from development to support and optimisation.
• Drive real-time data processing and analytics innovation.

Skills

kdb+ experience

q language

Unix/Linux scripting

Stakeholder engagement

Capital markets domain knowledge

Tools

Python

AWS/GCP/Azure

Time-series platforms

Job description

Consortia is seeking a Senior kdb+ Developer to lead technical delivery in capital markets. You will architect and scale systems handling billions of time-series rows in real-time and historical data.

You'll mentor junior engineers, collaborate with quant and trading teams, and own the full SDLC from development through to production support and optimisation. Expertise in kdb+, q, Unix/Linux is essential.