Software Developer- kdb+ Platform

Location: New York

Salary Range: $100/hr

Introduction

This is an early-stage buildout of the kdb platform, which is about a year old. You will take ownership of it while it is still being shaped, making most of the design decisions. You will build and run the real-time and historical market data infrastructure for the fixed income ETF desk and multiple other trading groups. A near-term priority is migrating the existing OneTick estate onto the kdb tick architecture. This is a full-stack kdb role, providing a rare learning opportunity compared to roles where you only see one layer. You will work closely with quant traders, understanding their needs and building systems to deliver them. The role is initially a contract engagement, with a clear path to a permanent position, as we are building a long-term team.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• kdb- 5+ Years of experience.
• AWS- 2-5 years of experience
• Software developer- 2-5 years
• Data migration to kbd- 1-5 years of experience.
• Prior work experience at Capital Market Industry

Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Exposure to cloud deployment of kdb (AWS)

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Architect, extend and harden the kdb tick stack: tickerplant, RDB, HDB, gateways, and feedhandlers
• Lead the migration from OneTick to kdb — data model, historical backfill, feed cutover, user migration, and decommissioning
• Maintain and occasionally extend feedhandlers for market data vendors and internal fair-value feeds
• Own the fair value/pricing data pipeline and the analytics that sit on top of it
• Design and operate a multi-terabyte HDB at ~100 GB/day
• Work directly with traders and quants on requirements, prototyping, and production analytics
• Own the release and deployment process for the platform
• Provide production support for the data platform, including incident response and root-cause analysis
• Set the standards for code quality, testing, and documentation across the q codebase

Company Benefits & Culture

• Opportunity for a contract-to-permanent position
• Exposure to real-time and historical market data infrastructure
• Work closely with quant traders and gain direct exposure to the data, pricing models, and algorithms

For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.