KDB Developer

Project description

In our agile operating model, crews are aligned to larger products and services fulfilling client needs and encompass multiple autonomous pods. You'll be working in the PFT Cash Equities Principal E-Trading team in Tokyo, focusing on a combination of Java and KDB work for the APAC Equities Cash business, supporting the Voice and Quant CRB desks.

Responsibilities

Do you want to design and build attractive digital products and services? Do you want to play a key role in transforming our firm into an agile organization? We re-imagine the way we work, the way we connect with each other - our colleagues, clients, and partners - and the way we deliver value. Being agile will make us more responsive, more adaptable, and ultimately more innovative.

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to :

Design, develop, and improve the digital products and technology services we provide to our clients and employees

Apply a broad range of software engineering practices, from analyzing user needs and developing new features to automated testing and deployment

Ensure the quality, security, reliability, and compliance of our solutions by applying our digital principles and implementing both functional and non-functional requirements

Build observability into our solutions, monitor production health, help to resolve incidents, and remediate the root cause of risks and issues

Understand, represent, and advocate for client needs

Share knowledge and expertise with colleagues, help with hiring, and contribute regularly to our engineering culture and internal communities.

Mandatory Skills

Bachelor's degree or equivalent, focusing on IT or a numerate subject.

Ideally 1+ years of experience in a similar position focused on Equities within the finance sector.

Excellent KDB / Q skills, familiar with KDB TICK & Complex Event Processing architectures.

Strong understanding of an OO (Java, C++, C# etc.) language, algorithms, and data structures.

Interested in learning new technologies and practices, reusing strategic platforms and standards, evaluating options, and making decisions with long-term sustainability in mind.

Strong communicator, from making presentations to technical writing.

Nice-to-Have Skills

Knowledge of the financial area.