Software engineer (KDB/Q)

• Design, develop, and troubleshoot software solutions, applying innovative approaches to solve complex technical challenges.
• Write robust, secure, and efficient production-grade code while performing peer code reviews and debugging when needed.
• Identify recurring issues and implement automation or preventive measures to enhance system reliability and performance.
• Act as a technical leader within software engineering communities, promoting awareness and adoption of cutting-edge tools and best practices.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment grounded in diversity, respect, and continuous learning.
• Architect and enhance core KDB frameworks and infrastructure components.
• Manage and mentor team members, overseeing the book of work, development lifecycle, and coding standards improvement.
• Deliver scalable, real-time data processing systems through agile development practices.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver high-quality technical solutions.
• Work closely with production support teams to ensure system availability and stability.

Do you have experience in Software development?, * Formal education or professional certification in software engineering or equivalent practical experience.

• Demonstrated expertise in system architecture, software development, testing, and production support.
• Strong background in automation and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) methodologies.
• Thorough understanding of all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Deep experience applying agile practices, including resiliency, observability, and security.
• Proven leadership experience in software delivery - from requirements gathering and task planning to testing and deployment.
• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience with KDB and 2+ years in a technical lead capacity.
• Expert knowledge of KDB+tick, data architecture, and query optimization techniques for large datasets.
• Experience designing, scaling, and maintaining high-performance, high-availability KDB applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with market data platforms, venues, and data vendor ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
• Exposure to Terraform and Kubernetes for managing production environments in the public cloud.
• Working knowledge of other programming languages such as Python, C, C++, or Java.