Senior kdb+ Engineer

Dataintellect; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Global offices

Paid training

Job summary

Data Intellect is seeking a Senior kdb+ Engineer to deliver high-performance, scalable solutions for leading financial institutions. You will lead technical delivery, design robust architectures, and collaborate with quants, traders and analysts to translate business needs into efficient code.

You will mentor junior developers, own the full lifecycle from development to maintenance, and drive innovation in kdb+, q, and related tech.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on kdb+ development with deep knowledge of q and time-series data.
• Experience designing and implementing kdb+ architectures and scaling systems in production.
• Strong Unix/Linux background and scripting capabilities.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and decision-making in fast-paced projects.
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in capital markets or investment banking domain.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery on client projects, setting quality and performance standards.
• Design and implement robust kdb+ architectures handling large time-series data.
• Collaborate with quants, traders, and analysts to translate business needs into code.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers for technical excellence.
• Own the full development lifecycle: develop, test, support, and maintain client applications.
• Drive innovation by staying ahead in kdb+, q, and emerging technologies.

Skills

kdb+ development

q language

time-series

technical leadership

communication skills

Tools

Unix/Linux

Scripting

Job description

As a Senior kdb+ Engineer at [DI] you'll be at the forefront of delivering high-performance, scalable solutions for some of the world's most data-intensive financial institutions. You'll:

• Lead technical delivery on client projects, setting the standard for quality and performance.
• Design and implement robust kdb+ architectures that handle billions of rows of time-series data.
• Collaborate with quants, traders, and analysts to translate business needs into performant, efficient code.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• Own the full development lifecycle by developing, testing, supporting and maintaining all code for client applications
• Drive innovation by staying ahead of the curve in kdb+, q, and emerging technologies.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of hands-on kdb+ development, with deep expertise in q and time-series data.
• Proven experience designing and implementing kdb+ architectures and scaling kdb+ systems in production.
• Strong background in Unix/Linux environments and scripting.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and decision-making in fast-paced projects.
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex systems to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in capital markets or investment banking, understanding of the domain and its demands.
• A passion for clean, performant code and continuous improvement.

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with AI tooling (Claude, Co-Pilot)
• Experience with Python, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), or other time-series databases.
• Exposure to tick data, real-time analytics, electronic trading systems.
• People management or team leadership experience.

Why Join Data Intellect?

• Hybrid & flexible working - balance your time between home and our global offices.
• Global opportunities - work with clients in London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Toronto and beyond.
• Continuous learning - day one access to paid training, certifications and leadership development.
• Clear progression pathways - biannual promotion cycles and monthly 1:1s to excel your career growth and development.
• Healthcare & wellbeing - provider dependent on region.
• Flexible, increasing holiday allowance - option to work bank holidays providing greater flexibility in holiday usage
• Generous referral bonuses, exciting social events and so much more - we work hard and celebrate harder.

Data Intellect is a specialist data and technology consultancy with deep expertise in capital markets. We build high-performance systems that power trading, risk and analytics for some of the world's most demanding clients. Our expertise spans kdb+, AI, data engineering, regulatory technology and enterprise platforms. We're growing, fast!

Fair Employment & Equal Opportunities

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Accommodations are available throughout the assessment and selection process.

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