kdb+/q Developer — Trading Data Infrastructure

Job Description

kdb+/q Developer — Trading Data Infrastructure:
On behalf of our finance client, Procom is searching for a kdb+/q Developer — Trading Data Infrastructure for a contract role. This position is a remote position with the client’s New York, New York office.

kdb+/q Developer — Trading Data Infrastructure - Job Description:
This role involves taking ownership of an early-stage kdb+ platform, which is about a year old. The developer will be responsible for building and running the real-time and historical market data infrastructure for the fixed income ETF desk and other trading groups. A key focus will be migrating the existing OneTick estate onto the kdb+ tick architecture.

kdb+/q Developer — Trading Data Infrastructure - Responsibilities:
• Architect, extend, and harden the kdb+ tick stack: tickerplant, RDB, HDB, gateways, and feedhandlers
• 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 and internal fair-value feeds
• 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
• Work directly with traders and quants on requirements, prototyping, and production analytics
• Own the release and deployment process for the platform
• Provide production support for the data platform, including incident response and root-cause analysis
• Set the standards for code quality, testing, and documentation across the q codebase

kdb+/q Developer — Trading Data Infrastructure - Mandatory Skills:
• 5+ years of production kdb+/q experience in sell-side or buy-side trading infrastructure
• Deep understanding of and fluency in kdb+/q, including the memory model and IPC
• 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 code
• Strong Git skills and solid SDLC discipline
• Strong Linux and bash; comfortable running production processes and debugging at the OS level

kdb+/q Developer — Trading Data Infrastructure – Nice-to-Have Skills:
• Exposure to cloud deployment of kdb+ (AWS)
• Experience working directly with front-office users and communicating clearly with traders under time pressure
• Ownership mindset with comfort in platform accountability
• Experience in scripting operational tooling

kdb+/q Developer — Trading Data Infrastructure – Assignment Length:
The role is initially a contract engagement, with a clear path to a permanent position for the right person.

kdb+/q Developer — Trading Data Infrastructure - Start Date:
ASAP

kdb+/q Developer — Trading Data Infrastructure - Assignment Location:
Remote position based in New York, New York, United States.