Lead KDB+/q Engineer — Real-Time Trading Data Systems

Catalyst24; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Catalyst24 is seeking an experienced KDB+/Q engineer to lead real-time tick data pipelines and analytics for our global trading client in Hong Kong and Singapore. You will design scalable architectures, optimize memory usage, and collaborate with traders, quants, and development teams across regions to deliver mission-critical infrastructure.

The role requires a deep background in equities trading systems, market data models, and exchange protocols, with a proven track record of delivering

Qualifications

• 8+ years of KDB+/Q engineering experience focusing on tick capture and analytics pipelines.
• Strong background in equities trading systems, market data models, and exchange protocols.
• Proven delivery of low-latency, high-availability production systems.
• Leadership in hands-on development, architecture, and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead build-out of real-time tick data pipelines, signal engines, and order analytics.
• Design scalable KDB+/Q architecture across RDB/HDB, memory optimization, and distributed compute.
• Partner with traders, quants, and dev teams across regions to deliver mission-critical infrastructure.
• Guide a team of Q engineers, driving best practices in coding, testing, and performance tuning.

Skills

KDB+/Q

Tick data

Low latency

Team leadership

Job description

Catalyst24 is seeking an experienced KDB+/Q engineer to lead real-time tick data pipelines and analytics for our global trading client in Hong Kong and Singapore. You will design scalable architectures, optimize memory usage, and collaborate with traders, quants, and development teams across regions to deliver mission-critical infrastructure.

The role requires a deep background in equities trading systems, market data models, and exchange protocols, with a proven track record of delivering