Software Developer – Data Services (KDB+/Q)

Squarepoint Capital; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in London seeks a Software Developer for Data Services to manage data for trading and research. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in a STEM subject and experience with KDB+/Q development. The role involves design, implementation, and troubleshooting of data pipelines, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and operational support during trading hours.

Benefits

Health, dental, and wellness plans

401(k) contributions

Discretionary bonuses

Qualifications

• 2+ years development experience with KDB+/Q.
• Experience in designing, testing, optimizing data applications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Understand data requirements of research teams.
• Design and optimize KDB+/Q data pipelines.
• Collaborate to improve the data platform.
• Write and review technical documentation.

Skills

KDB+/Q development

Data pipeline design

Collaboration with researchers

Troubleshooting data services

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM subject

Tools

KDB+/Q

Job description

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Client:

Squarepoint Capital

Location:

London, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Team: Data Services

The Data Development group manages the lifecycle of data used by investment for trading, backtesting and research. We work with quants and tech teams to integrate, process and serve data from vendors and public sources in Squarepoint's data infrastructure (alpha data and cross-asset referential data).

We are currently seeking new data developers to join our growing teams. You will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded and diversity of thought and creative solutions are valued.

Reference Data Services teams work closely with portfolio managers to design, implement, test and maintain Squarepoint's service-oriented database architecture for research and production. They work primarily in kdb+ and own Squarepoint's core model of reality, normalize many datasets to that model, and expose that model through robust, redundant, scalable infrastructure with an uptime greater than 99.999% during trading hours. There is a strong operational component to the role, as they act as level 2+ support for these services during live trading.

Position Overview:

• Acquire a deep understanding of the data requirements of investment research teams to deliver the right solutions.
• Design, implement, test, optimize and troubleshoot kdb+/q data pipelines, frameworks and services.
• Work closely with data operations and data platform developers to improve our data platform and reduce our technical debt.
• Collaborate with and influence technologists and investment researchers to ensure our reference data services meet constantly evolving requirements.
• Write and review technical documents, such as requirements docs for researchers, design docs to propose new platform solutions and production support runbooks.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM subject.
• 2+ years development experience with kdb+/q.

Nice to have:

• 2+ years designing, testing, optimizing and troubleshooting data intensive applications.
• Experience analyzing and organizingfinancialdata.

The minimum base salary for this role is $60,000 if located in New York. This expectation is based on available information at the time of posting. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses, which could constitute a significant portion of total compensation. This role may also be eligible for benefits, such as health, dental, and other wellness plans, as well as 401(k) contributions. Successful candidates’ compensation and benefits will be determined in consideration of various factors