Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year
Requirements:
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, with advanced applied experience
- Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
- Strong knowledge of the full Software Development Life Cycle
- Understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security
- Understanding of KDB technology and Q language
- At least 2 years of professional experience using KDB
- Understanding of KDB+ tick design and data organization, including performance implications of different approaches
- Practical experience developing and running large datasets and optimizing query performance
- Practical experience building resilient, high-availability KDB applications
- Preferred: Experience with Terraform and Kubernetes in a public cloud production environment
- Preferred: AWS experience
- Preferred: Experience with other languages such as Python, C, C++, or Java
- Preferred: Experience with market data venues and vendor data platforms
Responsibilities:
- Execute creative software solutions, including design, development, and technical troubleshooting
- Develop secure, high-quality production code and review and debug code written by others
- Contribute to a team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
- Develop core systems and frameworks based on KDB
- Develop scalable real-time processing solutions using agile methodology
- Partner with stakeholders to capture requirements and deliver solutions
- Partner with application support teams to maintain and support the platform
Technologies:
- AWS
- Architect
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Support
- Java
- Kubernetes
- Python
- Security
- Terraform
More:
We are JPMorgan Chase, a global leader in financial services and a part of the Commercial & Investment Bank, serving corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals in more than 100 countries. We are building trusted, market-leading technology for our Equities Trading Data & Analytics Organization, with a focus on real-time and historical options data using KDB technology as we migrate to AWS and re-architect our applications. We offer an agile, collaborative environment where you can help deliver secure, stable, and scalable solutions while working in a culture that values diversity, inclusion, and long-term client partnerships. This is a full-time role.
last updated 36 week of 2026
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KDB Software Engineer employer: JP Morgan Chase
Morgan is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises diversity and inclusion while fostering employee growth through comprehensive coaching and development opportunities. As a global leader in financial services, we empower our teams to drive impactful product management and AI enablement, ensuring that every employee can contribute meaningfully to our clients' success in a collaborative environment located at the heart of the financial sector.
