Senior KDB+ Engineer, Vice President

Citi

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Jersey City, NJ
Salary
$142,320–$213,480 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
18 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior KDB+ Engineer, Vice President

The Senior KDB+ Engineer, Vice President joins the APAC Equities Electronic Trading team within the Citi Equities Technology organization. In this senior role, the individual will lead the design, development, and delivery of business-critical high frequency and low latency systems on the KDB+ platform. Key responsibilities include building a strategic analytics backbone, processing market data, and developing platforms for optimized data ingestion, storage, and retrieval. The candidate will collaborate with product development and production support to resolve complex system problems and mentor mid-level developers. Required technical skills include KDB+ technology, Q language, and the FIX protocol. The role requires expertise in application scaling, load-balancing, high-availability architectures, and query performance optimization within the Markets Electronic Trading or Market Making domains.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and maintain high frequency/low latency systems on the KDB+ platform.
  • Process market data and generate analytics from required datasets for equities electronic trading.
  • Build platforms for data management, analytics generation, and trading with optimized ingestion and storage.
  • Partner with management to integrate functions, identify system enhancements, and deploy new products.
  • Resolve high impact problems by evaluating complex business and system processes.
  • Develop and maintain standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
  • Use AI-powered development tools throughout the software development life cycle to enhance productivity.
  • Serve as an advisor and coach to mid-level developers and analysts while allocating work.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • At least 5+ years of professional experience in KDB+ technology and Q language.
  • 6-10 years of relevant experience in an Apps Development or systems analysis role.
  • Knowledge of FIX protocol and experience handling order and market datasets.
  • Practical experience with KDB+ application scaling, load-balancing, high-availability architectures, and query performance optimization.
  • Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals, and meet deadlines.
  • Preferred background in Markets Electronic Trading or Market Making domains (preferred).

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