At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and develop KDB+/q applications for real-time data and analytics.
- Company: Join Macquarie, a global financial services leader with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25+ days of leave, paid parental leave, and wellness initiatives.
- Other info: Flexible working arrangements and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make an impact in a hands-on role with cutting-edge technology and AI capabilities.
- Qualifications: Experience with KDB+/q and a passion for data-driven environments.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Our Data Services KDB team plays a key role in developing the platforms that underpin our Commodities and Global Markets business, partnering closely with our Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) teams. Sitting at the centre of how data is used across trading, risk hedging and quantitative research, the team supports a platform spanning both real-time and historical data workflows. We ingest and process market data used in live trading environments, while maintaining large-scale historical datasets that enable quant teams to research and backtest strategies before they move into production. The platform operates across a broad, multi-asset landscape, with a strong and differentiated focus on commodities, alongside options, futures and index products.
As a KDB Developer, you will play a key role in running, enhancing and modernising our KDB ecosystem, partnering closely with quants, traders and business users to support our Quantitative Investment Strategies business. You will join a small, hands-on team where contribution is visible and ownership grows quickly, with genuine end-to-end exposure across the full data lifecycle, from onboarding real-time and historical market data through to building analytics engines and historical databases that support research and backtesting, while ensuring the platform operates reliably in a live production environment. You will be involved in the modernisation of our KDB ecosystem, refining existing components and developing new features, reducing operational overhead through automation, and supporting our ongoing cloud migration. As the platform continues to evolve, the team is also focused on exploring and applying AI-driven capabilities.
Key responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain KDB+/q applications, including real-time data ingestion, analytics engines and historical databases
- Build and optimise data pipelines and large-scale time-series data structures
- Collaborate with quants, traders and business users to deliver data, tools and analytics supporting trading, risk and research requirements
- Onboard and integrate real-time and historical market data sources
- Implement data quality checks, monitoring frameworks and system observability across KDB environments
- Work closely with DevOps/SRE teams to support reliable deployment, capacity planning and performance tuning
- Troubleshoot data issues, performance bottlenecks and production incidents, contributing to ongoing platform support
- Contribute to the design and evolution of scalable data solutions
- Support platform modernisation initiatives, including automation, cloud migration and AI-enabled capability
What you offer
- Hands-on experience with KDB+/q, ideally within a production or data-driven environment, with a good understanding of the data lifecycle
- Ability to write efficient q queries, with an appreciation for performance, scalability and memory optimisation
- Experience working with market or time-series data, ideally with exposure to real-time data feeds such as Bloomberg, LSEG/Refinitiv
- Solid knowledge of Linux/Unix environments, with experience in scripting and working within distributed systems
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us. If you’re excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.
What we offer
- 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave
- 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
- Paid fertility leave for those undergoing or supporting fertility treatment
- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
- Access to a wide range of salary-sacrificing options
- Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including comprehensive medical and life insurance cover
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
- Access to company funded emergency and backup dependent care services
- Recognition and service awards
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
- Reimbursement for work from home equipment
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply regardless of their identity, including age, disability, neurodiversity, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, parental status, race, religion or belief, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process.
KDB+ Developer employer: Macquarie Bank Limited
Macquarie Asset Management is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters collaboration and innovation within the Liquid Credit Investment Solutions and Strategy team. With a strong commitment to employee wellbeing, including generous leave policies, professional development opportunities, and a focus on diversity and inclusion, Macquarie empowers its employees to thrive both personally and professionally while contributing to meaningful financial solutions in a global context.
