Senior KDB+/q Engineer (DRWN)

Job title – Senior KDB+/q Engineer

Client Location – London, United Kingdom (City or Canary Wharf)

Remote work offering – Partially remote (2 to 3 days onsite a week)

Client Industry – Capital Markets / Investment Banking / Hedge Funds

Contract Length – 6 months (extension likely)

Contract type – Freelance (Outside IR35)

Project focus

Hands-on engineering of production KDB+/q platforms within a financial markets environment. You’ll design, build and scale KDB architectures, take ownership of delivery and work closely with client-side teams to make an impact from day one.

Key skills and Experience required

• 7+ years of hands-on KDB+/q engineering
• Solid core KDB fundamentals backed by real engineering delivery
• Proven track record designing, building and scaling KDB architectures in production
• Experience within investment banks, capital markets or hedge funds
• Strong Unix/Linux and scripting skills
• Able to work independently and own deliverables end to end
• Confident communicator with experience working directly alongside client teams

If this role is of interest, please apply with an updated CV.

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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