KDB Engineer

I’m working with a specialist financial technology consultancy that is looking to hire a KDB+ Engineer to join their growing engineering team.

This is a hands‑on role for a strong KDB+ developer who enjoys working with high-performance technology, complex time-series data and large-scale financial systems. You’ll have the opportunity to work across technically challenging projects, helping design, develop and optimise KDB+ solutions used within financial markets.

The role:

• Design, develop and optimise high-performance KDB+ and q applications


• Work with large-scale time-series datasets, including real-time and historical financial data


• Help design and implement scalable KDB+ architectures for production environments


• Develop, test, support and maintain applications throughout the full development lifecycle


• Work closely with engineering and business teams to understand requirements and deliver efficient technical solutions


• Troubleshoot performance and production issues, continually improving system reliability and efficiency


• Contribute to development standards, best practices and technical decision‑making

What they’re looking for:

• Strong commercial experience with KDB+


• Excellent q programming skills and a solid understanding of time‑series data


• Experience building and supporting KDB+ applications in production


• Strong Unix/Linux skills and scripting experience


• A genuine focus on writing clean, efficient and highly performant code


• Experience working within capital markets, investment banking or financial technology


• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Any experience with Python, cloud platforms, tick data, real‑time analytics or electronic trading would be advantageous.