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# KDB / Q - Lead Software Engineer - Vice President

- **Company:** JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Software Applications, Big Data, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Load Balancing, Production Code, Data Management
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/kdb-q-lead-software-engineer-vice-president/46281222

## About the Role

training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experienceHands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stabilityProficiency in automation and continuous delivery methodsProficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life CycleAdvanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and SecurityDevelopment lead experience: requirements capture, task decomposition, time and effort estimation, delivery planning, testing, user acceptance testing.Deep understanding of KDB technology and Q language. At least 7 years of professional experience using KDB. With at least an additional 2 years as a Lead.Deep understanding of KDB+tick design and data organization, performance implications of different approaches.Practical experience developing/running large datasets and optimizing query performance.Practical experience scaling and load-balancing of KDB

## Description

ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problemsDevelops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by othersIdentifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systemsLeads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologiesAdds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respectDevelop core systems and frameworks based on KDB.Lead team members via book of work management. Improve team through SDLC, testing and continuous improvement of coding standards.Develop scalable real-time processing solutions using agile methodology.Partner with stakeholders to capture requirements and deliver solutions.Partner with the application support teams to maintain and support the platform.Required qualifications, capabilities, and skillsFormal


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