Senior Trading Technology Engineer - Remote APAC
Full-time | Mid-Senior level
Location: Remote, must be in Asia-Pacific Timezones
Experience: 5+ years
This position demands robust experience in KDB+/q development within financial markets or trading environments. The role involves collaboration with front-office traders and quant teams to create scalable, high-performance solutions that meet business requirements. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills and excel in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. If you are passionate about KDB+/q development and are eager to contribute to mission-critical trading technology, we encourage you to apply!
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and optimize high-performance KDB+ systems for high-frequency trading and real-time data analysis.
- Build and maintain core data platforms, services, and libraries supporting trading operations across global markets.
- Collaborate with front-office traders and quant teams to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions tailored to business needs.
- Monitor and enhance system performance to ensure reliability, availability, and low-latency in mission-critical systems.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science or similar STEM discipline.
- Proven experience as a KDB+/q Developer within a financial trading or data-driven environment.
- Understanding of logging, metrics and tracing concepts using tools such as Splunk, ELK stack, Lightstep and TICK stack.
- Strong understanding of high-frequency trading systems and real-time data processing.
- Experience with database architecture and optimizing large data sets for performance.
- Familiarity with financial markets, especially FICC (FX, Fixed Income, Commodities), is highly desirable.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, capable of thriving in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
What's in it for You:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Flexible working options, including remote work.
- An opportunity to work in a high-growth, cutting-edge sector of the financial industry.
- Join a team of experts working on mission-critical trading technology in a collaborative environment.