Senior KDB+/q Developer for Real-Time Equities

234 MS Hong Kong Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is hiring a KDB+/q Developer to build and support our equities trading data platform in a fast-paced front-office environment. You will collaborate with traders, strategists, and regional tech teams to deliver reliable data components and analytics.

The role focuses on real-time data capture, production-grade Q scripts, and scalable data pipelines, offering exposure to cutting-edge markets and a diverse, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of KDB+/q experience with large financial datasets in Unix/Linux environments.
• Strong understanding of KDB architecture and time-series data workflows in production.
• Experience supporting process-oriented production systems and working with front-office users.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain KDB+/q components for real-time data capture and analytics.
• Improve platform observability, monitoring, logging, and backfill/recovery workflows.
• Optimize queries and data pipelines for performance, scalability, and reliability.

Skills

KDB+/q

Unix/Linux

Time-series

Tools

Python

Snowflake

Job description

Morgan Stanley is hiring a KDB+/q Developer to build and support our equities trading data platform in a fast-paced front-office environment. You will collaborate with traders, strategists, and regional tech teams to deliver reliable data components and analytics.

The role focuses on real-time data capture, production-grade Q scripts, and scalable data pipelines, offering exposure to cutting-edge markets and a diverse, inclusive culture.