Senior KDB+/q Developer for High-Perf Trading Data (Hybrid)

Ocho; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 160,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Ocho, a London-based data and technology consultancy, is seeking a senior KDB+/q developer to work on high-performance capital markets data platforms. The contract is initially 6 months with a strong view to extend, paying £1,000 per day inside IR35.

The role is hybrid, requiring 3 days per week in Canary Wharf and ASAP start. You will design, optimize and own KDB+ tick architectures, handling real-time and historical market data for leading financial institutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial KDB+/q development experience.
• Strong knowledge of KDB+ tick architecture (tickerplant, RDB, HDB, gateways).
• Proven experience optimising q code and KDB+ database performance.
• Background working with capital markets or trading data in financial services.
• Comfortable working in Linux environments.
• Right to work in the UK and able to attend the Canary Wharf office 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Design and build KDB+/q solutions for real time and historical market data.
• Develop and optimise tickerplant, RDB, HDB and gateway components.
• Tune q code and database performance for low latency, high volume workloads.
• Build data ingestion and feed handler processes from market data sources.
• Deliver analytics and query capabilities for front office and quant users.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across KDB+ environments.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to shape requirements and technical approach.
• Champion best practice in code quality, testing and documentation.

Skills

KDB+/q development

KDB+ tick architecture

q code optimisation

capital markets data

Linux environments

UK right to work

Job description

Ocho, a London-based data and technology consultancy, is seeking a senior KDB+/q developer to work on high-performance capital markets data platforms. The contract is initially 6 months with a strong view to extend, paying £1,000 per day inside IR35.

The role is hybrid, requiring 3 days per week in Canary Wharf and ASAP start. You will design, optimize and own KDB+ tick architectures, handling real-time and historical market data for leading financial institutions.