KDB+/Q Developer - Up to $280,000 + Bonus + Package (New York)

Hunter Bond; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Bond in New York is seeking skilled KDB+/Q developers to join a leading global hedge fund's technology team. You will build a next-generation research and analytics platform, delivering high‑performance data structures and real-time processing.

Collaborate with quants, traders and portfolio managers to optimize latency, scale data pipelines and implement robust, ownership-driven engineering projects across the stack.

Qualifications

• Commercial experience developing with KDB+/Q.
• Experience building high-performance data platforms.
• Exposure to financial markets, electronic trading or real-time market data.
• Strong understanding of scalable, low-latency architectures.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing and optimising high-performance KDB+/Q applications.
• Building scalable infrastructure for real-time market data processing and advanced analytics.
• Working alongside Quants, Traders and Portfolio Managers to deliver business-critical technology solutions.
• Enhancing the performance, reliability and scalability of core data platforms.
• Tackling complex engineering and data challenges within a high-performance environment.

Skills

KDB+/Q

High-performance data platforms

Low-latency architectures

Real-time market data

Analytical/problem-solving

Job description

Build the Next Generation of Quantitative Research Technology

We're partnering with a leading global hedge fund looking to expand its technology team with talented KDB+/Q Developers.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in developing a strategic research and analytics platform, building the high-performance infrastructure that underpins quantitative research, electronic trading and portfolio management.

You'll collaborate closely with Quantitative Researchers, Traders and Portfolio Managers, delivering innovative technology that directly supports investment strategies and decision-making.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing, developing and optimising high-performance KDB+/Q applications.


• Building scalable infrastructure for real-time market data processing and advanced analytics.


• Working alongside Quants, Traders and Portfolio Managers to deliver business-critical technology solutions.


• Enhancing the performance, reliability and scalability of core data platforms.


• Tackling complex engineering and data challenges within a high-performance environment.

What We're Looking For

• Commercial experience developing with KDB+/Q.


• Experience building and maintaining high-performance data platforms.


• Exposure to financial markets, electronic trading or real-time market data.


• Strong understanding of scalable, low-latency architectures.


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.


• A passion for technology and solving complex engineering challenges.


• Strategic Impact: Help shape and build a next-generation research and analytics platform.


• Technical Challenges: Work with complex real-time data and performance-critical systems at scale.


• Genuine Ownership: Take responsibility for meaningful projects in an engineering-led environment.


• Exceptional Talent: Collaborate with world-class engineers, quantitative researchers and investment professionals.


• Career Progression: Join a leading investment firm offering opportunities to develop your technical expertise.

We're recruiting across several KDB+/Q positions, ranging from hands-on engineering opportunities through to senior-level roles.