Harrington Starr
Senior KDB+ Engineer
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Senior kdb+ Engineer – Financial Markets
London | Permanent
I’m working on a new opportunity for an experienced kdb+ engineer to join a highly technical team building data platforms used across global financial markets.
This is a senior, hands-on position where you’ll work on complex real-time and historical data problems, take ownership of technical delivery and have a genuine say in how kdb+ platforms are designed and built.
You’ll be working closely with people across trading, quantitative and technology teams, so I’m looking for someone who combines strong kdb+/q engineering with a good understanding of how financial markets operate.
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What I’m looking for:
- Strong commercial kdb+/q experience
- Experience building production-grade kdb+ platforms
- Good understanding of real-time, historical and time-series data
- Strong Linux/Unix knowledge
- Experience within capital markets, investment banking or trading environments
- Comfortable taking ownership of design and technical decisions
- Ability to work directly with both technical and business stakeholders
- Experience supporting or mentoring other engineers
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- Experience with Python, cloud technologies, tick data, electronic trading or AI development tooling
It’s a strong opportunity for someone who wants to remain hands-on technically while taking on more ownership and working on some genuinely challenging data problems within financial markets.
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