Kdb Developer - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
KDB Software Engineer

Corporate Title:
Vice President

Location:
Bromley

Bank of America:

We are a financial services company offering a wide array of opportunities across many functions.

Our focus on the financial success of our clients - individuals, companies and institutional investors - shapes the way that we organize ourselves and run ourbusiness.

Global Technology delivers technology services globally across the bank's eight lines of business that serve individuals, companies and institutions.

The team also focuses on digital banking, payments, infrastructure, data management and technology that enhancescyber security, and risk and capital management.

Innovation is at the heart of all Global Technology does.

As a member of Global Tech, you will use leading technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence, as well as improved processes, to build our business.

The team has replaced core platformsand simplified its infrastructure to improve speed to market. Its private cloud provides an environment that is scalable and secure. Global Tech uses data and analytics to enhance service, provide solutions and deepen relationships.

Role Description:

Example deliverables will include pricing models, execution and market making algorithms, risk management systems, market data collection, analytics, profiling and the infrastructure required to foster a low latency, agile environment.

These deliverables willbe a blend of new Greenfield development, and modifications to the existing trading infrastructure. Some third level support of the overall system is also required.

The position involves working with quantitative traders - and hence demands a high level of comfort with the invariably fast paced, high pressure environment associated with trading floors.

Responsibilities:

Development and enhancement of the trading infrastructure - e.g. proof of concept hardware and software research, Linux tweaking, improvements to software backbone.
Third level support
Documentation of software and hardware design
Handover of completed product to first and second level support

The Team:

Core Skills:

Business Exposure / Knowledge

Ideally is working in a front office capacity at either a buy or sell side firm, preferably with an exposure to both.

Should have some product knowledge, preferably FICC based.

Should be a self starter and capable of working on complex time critical tasks eitherindividually or as part of a team.

Ideally will have had prior experience dealing with market data as a minimum.

Must have:
KDB+ (Q / K), Linux
Nice to have (any of): C, C++, Python, Shell Scripting, Linux tweaking knowledge, distributed systems

Education:
Degree in Computer Science, Maths, Physics or similarly appropriate discipline.

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success.

It's important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk.

Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are thecornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.