At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and enhance KDB+/q applications for pricing and trading in Fixed Income.
- Company: Leading investment bank with a focus on electronic trading.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hands-on experience, and exposure to trading workflows.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make an impact in real-time trading environments.
- Qualifications: Experience with KDB+, q, and strong problem-solving skills.
An opportunity for an experienced KDB Developer to join a Front Office technology team supporting electronic trading within Fixed Income markets. You'll work closely with traders, quantitative specialists and technologists to enhance Real Time pricing, trading and risk systems that sit at the heart of a revenue-generating business. This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll have direct exposure to trading workflows, rapid delivery cycles and business stakeholders. The environment suits someone who enjoys solving complex data and performance challenges and seeing their work used by the desk in Real Time.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Build and enhance KDB+/q applications supporting pricing, trading and risk capabilities.
- Develop and maintain Real Time data pipelines, analytics services and associated APIs.
- Partner directly with traders and Front Office stakeholders to capture requirements and deliver technology solutions.
- Contribute to the design and evolution of high-performance market data and time-series data platforms.
- Support monitoring, analysis and reporting around trading performance and market activity.
- Participate in application releases.
KDB Developer (Contract) | Fixed Income | Investment Bank employer: Vertus Partners
Join a leading Financial Services organisation that prioritises innovation and employee development in the heart of Bristol. With a strong focus on hybrid working, you will benefit from a collaborative work culture that encourages professional growth and offers opportunities to engage in cutting-edge data transformation initiatives. Enjoy competitive compensation and the chance to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic environment dedicated to responsible BI governance.
