Software Engineer (City of London)

KDB+ Developer – Front Office | London | £90k–£120k

Location: London, UK (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite)

Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent

Sector: Financial Services / Investment Banking / Trading

Salary: £90,000–£120,000

About the Role

We're seeking a high-performing KDB+ Developer to join a world-leading investment bank’s Front Office Quantitative Technology team in London . You will design, build, and optimise low-latency, high-performance time-series data systems used for real-time analytics , trading , and decision-making across global markets.

This is a critical hire for an elite team driving alpha-generation tools and cutting-edge data platforms using KDB+/q .

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable KDB+/q solutions for real-time market data ingestion, processing, and analytics.
• Collaborate directly with quant traders , quants , and front office technologists to build mission-critical trading systems.
• Optimise existing KDB+ databases for performance, latency, and storage efficiency .
• Design and implement solutions for tick data capture , data normalisation , and time-series analysis .
• Contribute to architectural decisions around data pipelines , streaming platforms , and KX integration .
• Ensure high availability and reliability of market data infrastructure in high-pressure, low-latency environments .

✅ Required Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of hands-on commercial experience with KDB+/q in a front office or trading environment .
• Strong understanding of tick data , time-series databases , and real-time market data .
• Experience working with global market data feeds (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, FIX, Kafka).
• Proficiency in performance tuning, memory management, and multi-threaded programming in KDB+ .
• Comfortable working in Agile/DevOps environments, including CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Linux systems , scripting (Python/Bash), and version control (Git).

Why apply?

• Work on ultra-low-latency platforms used by top traders and quants.
• Direct impact on multi-billion-dollar trading strategies and real-time decision engines.
• Collaborate with some of the best engineers and quants in global finance .
• Career-defining projects in a high-growth, tech-driven environment.
• Competitive compensation, elite bonus structure, and London’s finest fintech culture.

Apply Now

Are you ready to join the front lines of financial technology innovation?

Apply today to join a team where code meets capital .

Contact: orla@vivatechtalent.com or CLICK THE LINK

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