Senior KDB+/q Engineer — Hybrid, London

Darwin Recruitment; South Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Recruitment is seeking a Senior KDB+/q Engineer for a 6-month freelance engagement in London. The role requires hands-on experience with production KDB+/q platforms, ownership of end-to-end delivery, and close collaboration with client teams in a capital markets context.

Ideal candidates will have 7+ years of KDB+/q engineering, strong Unix/Linux and scripting skills, and a track record in investment banks or hedge funds. Partially remote with 2–3 days onsite weekly.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on KDB+/q engineering.
• Strong Unix/Linux and scripting skills.
• Proven delivery of KDB architectures in production.
• Experience with investment banks, capital markets or hedge funds.
• Ability to work independently and own end-to-end deliverables.
• Confident communicator working with client teams.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on engineering of production KDB+/q platforms.
• Design, build and scale KDB architectures in production.
• Own delivery and coordinate with client-side teams.

Skills

KDB+/q

Unix/Linux

Scripting

Client facing

Job description

Darwin Recruitment is seeking a Senior KDB+/q Engineer for a 6-month freelance engagement in London. The role requires hands-on experience with production KDB+/q platforms, ownership of end-to-end delivery, and close collaboration with client teams in a capital markets context.

Ideal candidates will have 7+ years of KDB+/q engineering, strong Unix/Linux and scripting skills, and a track record in investment banks or hedge funds. Partially remote with 2–3 days onsite weekly.