KDB+/Q Developer

Job Description

Job Title: KDB+/Q Developer (Hybrid)

Client: A Global Financial Services Leader

Location Options: Hybrid in Boston, MA; Jersey City, NJ; or Westlake, TX

Start Date: ASAP

About the Role

We are seeking a KDB+ Developer to join the Regulatory Reporting Technology team at a global financial services leader. This is a high-impact role where you will help build mission-critical brokerage applications that support multi-asset class regulatory reporting.

You’ll collaborate closely with business and technology teams to design, build, and maintain data-driven systems operating under strict regulatory scrutiny. This role requires deep technical skills, a problem-solving mindset, and strong experience with q/KDB+.

What You'll Do

Develop and maintain KDB+ based systems that support real-time and batch regulatory reporting.

Design and implement solutions across multiple asset classes in collaboration with trading and regulatory stakeholders.

Write performant Q code to manage large-scale time-series data.

Contribute to architectural design, code reviews, and performance tuning.

Work in Agile teams, following DevOps and CI/CD practices.

Participate in system integration, testing, and deployment activities.

What You Bring

Bachelor's in Computer Science or a related field (Master’s a plus)

6+ years of development experience with strong expertise in:

q/KDB+ programming

Python and scripting languages (Shell/Perl)

Linux/Unix environments

SQL and relational databases (e.g., Oracle)

Experience with DevOps pipelines and tools: Git/Bitbucket, Jenkins, uDeploy, Artifactory

Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred: S3, EC2, CloudFormation, Lambdas)

Bonus points for experience with:

Java, Spring Boot, Kafka

UI frameworks (Angular, React)

Hybrid remote