Talan
Senior KDB Developer
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Senior KDB+ Developer
Location: London, UK
Employment Type: Permanent / Contract (depending on engagement)
Company: Talan
Hybrid Working: 3 Days Per Week onsite
About the Role
Talan is seeking an experienced Senior KDB+ Developer to join a high-performing front-office technology team supporting Fixed Income electronic and algorithmic trading activities in London.
You will work closely with traders, quantitative specialists and technology teams to design, develop and enhance pricing, trading, hedging and risk management solutions for Fixed Income products. Operating within a fast-paced front-office environment, you will be part of a small, highly collaborative KDB+ development team delivering real-time analytics and trading capabilities with rapid feedback cycles and frequent releases.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineer who combines deep KDB+ expertise with strong analytical thinking and business-facing communication skills. You will also be expected to provide technical leadership and mentorship to more junior team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner directly with traders and stakeholders to understand business requirements and deliver effective technical solutions.
- Design, develop, test and deploy enhancements to Fixed Income algorithmic trading and risk management platforms.
- Build and maintain high-performance real-time KDB+ processes, schemas and APIs.
- Develop solutions for trading surveillance, compliance monitoring and algorithm oversight.
- Create monitoring and visualisation dashboards using Altair Panopticon where appropriate.
- Perform ad hoc statistical and quantitative analysis of trading algorithm performance, market data and client activity.
- Support the ongoing maintenance, optimisation and evolution of KDB+ infrastructure and applications.
- Contribute to release management processes, ensuring robust controls and adherence to governance standards.
- Provide technical guidance to junior developers and promote engineering best practices across the team.
- Deliver third-line support and technical expertise to production support and operational teams.
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Skills & Experience
Essential
- Extensive commercial experience developing with KDB+ / q in a front-office or electronic trading environment.
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including design, testing and delivery methodologies.
- Experience developing and supporting real-time data processing systems.
- Good knowledge of UNIX/Linux environments.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with traders and business stakeholders.
- Solid understanding of Fixed Income products, electronic trading, market data or quantitative finance.
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Desirable
- Experience with the TorQ framework.
- Knowledge of qSpec, qUnit or similar automated testing frameworks.
- Experience developing dashboards using Altair Panopticon.
- Exposure to trading algorithm governance, monitoring or compliance tooling.
- Previous experience mentoring developers or leading technical initiatives.
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate will be a hands-on senior developer who thrives in a fast-moving front-office environment. You will be comfortable engaging directly with business users, translating complex requirements into robust technical solutions, and delivering high-quality software with short delivery cycles.
If you have a passion for financial markets, enjoy solving complex data challenges and want to work at the intersection of technology and trading, we'd love to hear from you.
Talan is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Additional Information
Contract Type: Long term contract
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