Senior KDB Developer

The role

KDB+/Q Developers design, implement, test and maintain Axi's service-oriented kdb+ architecture. The role involves building scalable infrastructure for real-time and historical data and providing Level 2+ support for critical services during trading hours.

What you will do

• Design and build modules, new functionalities and features within the kdb+ ecosystem.
• Develop post-trade analytics, real-time data pipelines and reporting solutions.
• Build tooling to monitor system health, data quality and query performance.
• Profile and optimise kdb+ queries and data models.
• Identify and implement solutions to address performance bottlenecks.
• Provide Level 2+ support for critical services during trading hours.
• Interact with product owners and the business to research and resolve production issues.
• Maintain runbooks, alerting and monitoring coverage for owned services.
• Own the full software development lifecycle for assigned components.
• Partner with researchers, traders and product owners to translate data requirements into solutions.

Required qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in KDB+/Q development with good understanding of kdb architecture and infrastructure.
• Experience building and supporting real-time and historical market data systems in trading or financial environments.
• Ability to develop and optimize high-performance kdb+ applications, analytics, and data pipelines.
• Strong production support experience, including Level 2+ support, incident management, and troubleshooting critical systems during trading hours.
• Good understanding of query optimization, system monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Experience working in Linux/Unix environments and managing production systems.
• Strong problem-solving, ownership, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

• Prior exposure to low-latency trading or market data platforms

Benefits

• Competitive and attractive compensation.
• Extensive learning opportunities, such as professional training and certifications and soft skills development.
• 18 annual leave days per year.
• 12 sick days leave per year.
• Public holidays as declared by local government.
• Maternity leave as per law.
• Health Insurance.

Before you apply

• Candidates must have the appropriate rights and documentation for employment in India.

About the company

Axi is a leading global provider of margin and deliverable Foreign Exchange, Contracts for Difference (CFDs), and Financial Spread betting. The business is a multifaceted brokerage with offices in six regions.