Hunter Bond
KDB+/Q Engineer - Up to £260,000 + Bonus + Benefits (London)
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📈 KDB+/q Developer
📍 London (Hybrid)
💷 Up to £260,000 + Bonus + Exceptional Benefits
🧑 💻 1+ Years' Experience
🏢 Leading Global Trading Firm
🚀 The Opportunity
We're partnering with a leading global hedge fund seeking a KDB+/q Developer to build next-generation research, analytics, and trading platforms.
You'll develop high-performance systems processing large-scale market data, supporting quantitative strategies across global markets. Working alongside Quantitative Researchers, Portfolio Managers, and Traders, you'll build technology that directly impacts the firm's investment process.
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🔧 What You'll Do
- Design and optimise KDB+/q applications for real-time market data.
- Build scalable infrastructure for research, analytics, and trading workflows.
- Partner with Quants and Traders to deliver production-ready solutions.
- Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of core platforms.
🌟 Why Join?
- 🧱 Build critical systems from the ground up.
- ⚙️ Solve complex low-latency engineering challenges.
- 🧠 Work alongside elite engineers and quantitative professionals.
- 🚀 Take ownership and make a direct impact in a high-performance environment.
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✅ What We're Looking For
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or another STEM discipline.
- Commercial KDB+/q development experience.
- Experience with real-time market data, time-series databases, or trading systems.
- Understanding of scalable, high-performance architectures.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
📩 Interested?
If you're looking to build the technology powering modern quantitative trading, we'd love to hear from you.
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