• Architect, extend and harden the kdb+ tick stack: tickerplant, RDB, HDB, gateways and feedhandlers
• Develop and optimize kdb+/q applications for real-time data processing, analysis, and storage.
• Lead the migration from OneTick to kdb+ - data model, historical backfill, feed cutover, user migration and decommissioning
• Maintain and occasionally extend feedhandlers for market data vendors (e.g. Bloomberg B-PIPE, MarketAxess CP+, IHS Markit, LSEG) and internal fair-value feeds - a smaller part of the role, but it’s yours
• Own the fair value / pricing data pipeline and the analytics that sit on top of it
• Design and operate a multi-terabyte HDB at ~100 GB/day: partitioning, sym management, compression, load balancing and query performance
• Work directly with traders and quants across the ETF desk and other groups on requirements, prototyping and production analytics; turn desk questions into robust, reusable q

• 5+ years of production kdb+/q experience in sell-side or buy-side trading infrastructure
• Deep understanding of and fluency in kdb+/q - the language, the memory model, IPC, and how to make it fast at scale
• Deep understanding of TickerPlant and knowing exactly how they work down to each line of code
• Grounded in software development principles: testing, modular design, code review and documentation
• Deep understanding of tick architecture: TickerPlant/RDB/HDB topology, feedhandlers, gateways, entitlements and log replay
• Strong focus on writing clean, well-structured, maintainable q - not just code that works
• Exposure to cloud deployment of kdb+ (AWS), * kdb+/q production: 5 years (Required)
• deep understanding of tickerplants: 5 years (Required)
• Tick Architecture: 5 years (Required)

• Monday - Friday
• 8:00am - 5:00pm
• 100% in office

How much will you earn as the Software Developer:

• Hourly Rate $110.00/per hour - $112.44
• Get paid weekly!
• Direct deposit and pay card options available for all employees
• Referral and performance bonuses are available!, The Salem Group is proud to offer world-class benefits including:
• Affordable insurance plans
• Paid Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Referral Bonuses
• Retention Bonuses
• And more… click here to view our full benefit package: https://qrco.de/beW0PG

Positions are available immediately! Don’t wait to apply!

MSP

Pay: $110.00 - $112.44 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week, * Health insurance

• Paid time off
• Referral program