Kdb+ Engineer

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Until 8/22/2026 First posted April 28, 2025 Last posted April 28, 2025
Job description
Kdb+ Engineer

Are you an experienced Kdb+/Q developer, who is able to build out industrial grade infrastructure and design and implement componentry for our central real-time/historical tick repository? If so, this may very well be the role for you. 

You’ll need proven experience managing large financial databases and data sets consisting of real-time and historical market data or order and execution data.   Excellent communication skills are an absolute must, as you’ll be in a fast-paced environment working closely with senior managers, business stake holders, peer development teams, and internal operations organizations. You’ll be expected to drive our platform from inception to final delivery and support. Experience building/maintaining real-time Kdb+ infrastructures is a must. Architecting large systems with data in the petabytes is a plus. If this is the type of challenge that excites you, we’d love to have a conversation.

Principal Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement components for the firm’s real-time data capture and analytics generation environment

  • Develop key parts of this innovative, wide-ranging system

  • Design operational tools to support our infrastructure

  • Implement integration points with non-Kdb+ componentry

  • Implement functionality based on defined API

  • Implement reusable Kdb+ and C++ application componentry

  • Capable of implementing library-grade software

  • Leverage strategic development and operational tools

Qualifications/Skills Required

  • 5+ years working with large financial data sets, such as market data, order/execution data, and/or positions data.

  • 5+ years of Kdb+/Q, experience working in a Unix/Linux environment.

  • 5+ years of C/C++ a major plus

  • Python experience is a plus

  • Proven delivery track record

  • Good team player with a strong desire to participate and help others

  • Able to prioritize in a fast moving, high pressure, constantly changing environment

  • Excellent communication skills

About this role

Summary

Build and maintain Kdb+ infrastructure for real-time and historical data.

Job title

Kdb+ Engineer

Experience level

5+ years

Industry

finance

Location requirements

Located in Hong Kong; remote work not allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

kdb+/qunix/linuxc/c++financial data

Preferred skills

pythoncommunication

Specializations

kdb+c++unixfinancial data
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Hong Kong

On-site City