Senior KDB+/q Developer for Fixed Income Algo Trading

Hawksworth; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawksworth in London is seeking a Senior KDB+/q Developer to join the Fixed Income Algo Trading technology team. You will work closely with traders and quants on pricing, trading, hedging and risk management tools.

Candidates should have deep KDB+/q expertise in front office environments, real-time market data handling, and performance tuning. This senior role requires onsite presence in London 3 days per week with a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• Strong Fixed Income knowledge – ideally Rates, Credit, Bonds, FICC or Algo/eTrading.
• Experience in a Front Office trading environment.
• Experience working directly with Traders, Quants and technology teams.
• KDB development, maintenance and performance optimisation.
• Experience with real-time/large-scale financial or market data environments.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the trading desk on technology supporting pricing, trading, hedging, risk management and trading algorithms.
• This is a senior position focused on KDB+/q within Fixed Income Algo Trading; leadership in performance tuning and reliability.

Skills

KDB+/q expertise

Fixed Income knowledge

Front Office trading environment

Traders/Quants collaboration

Real-time market data handling

Tools

KDB+/q

Job description

Hawksworth in London is seeking a Senior KDB+/q Developer to join the Fixed Income Algo Trading technology team. You will work closely with traders and quants on pricing, trading, hedging and risk management tools.

Candidates should have deep KDB+/q expertise in front office environments, real-time market data handling, and performance tuning. This senior role requires onsite presence in London 3 days per week with a hybrid setup.