Electronic Equities - KDB/Q Engineer

WHO WE ARE

Quanteam Group is a Consulting firm specialised in the Capital Markets industry, in Paris, London, Brussels, New York and North Africa.

Since 2007, our 800 consultants provide major clients (Corporate & Investment Banks, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Brokers and Insurance Companies) with expertise in several projects such as Financial Engineering, Quantitative Research, Regulatory Implementation, IT Transformation & Innovation.

The firm mainly takes part in:

• Business consulting: Quantitative research, Risk management (e.g. Market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk), Banking regulations (e.g. Basel III, Solvency II, FATCA, EMIR, MiFID), Pricing & Valuation, Organisational Transformation & Process Improvement.
• IT & Information systems consulting: Business Analysis, Project Management, Change management, Front Office Support (functional and technical), Development (e.g C++, Python, C#, Java, VBA), Financial Softwares (e.g. Sophis, Murex, Summit, Calypso), IT Transformation & Innovation.

As part of Quanteam Group, Quanteam UK (incorporated in 2010) has today more than 80 consultants, working for major Capital Markets players in London.

THE PROJECT

Quanteam UK has been mandated by our client, a French Global Investment Bank has an opportunity for a KDB/q Developer within their Electronic Equities function.
The Electronic Equites business provides clients execution services on over 100 markets in more than 30 countries worldwide. We provide the full spectrum of capabilities: from Sponsored or Direct Market Access to Smart Order Router and Algorithmic Execution. Technology is a key factor in the success of this business, hence we focus on a small number of technologies and platforms, each dedicated and optimised for a particular function to achieve best results. We look to build compact, flat and global teams, actively collaborating between each other and with the business. We are a team with engineering culture, we value hands-on technical skills at any level.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The KDB/q Engineer will join a globally distributed team developing a set of Data and Analytics applications. The applications are deployed across all markets in Americas, EMEA and APAC regions normalising our data capture, time series and analytical capabilities across regions. If you join the team, you will work on various development tasks depending on your skills and preferences.
As a Quantitative Finance Analyst your main responsibilities will involve:

Responsibilities:

• Develop and support KDB market data ticker plant deployed worldwide
• Every day coding in KDB/q, C++/Python is a plus
• Face off to the business to understand requirements and translate it into design
• Work effectively in a flat compact and regionally distributed multi-skilled team
• Take end-to-end responsibility for delivery: working with other IT groups to define and deliver proper hardware infrastructure, deploy KDB components, work with Support teams to establish monitoring, etc.
• Be heavily involved in architectural design discussions to help shape the strategic direction of the platform

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• 3-7+ years of KDB development
• 3-7+ years of exposure to Financial Markets Data
• Advanced understanding of KDB architecture and design best practices
• Understanding of financial services advantageous
• Thorough understanding of fundamental software engineering and computer science principles: object-oriented design, structured design, databases, algorithms, data structures, usability, refactoring, debugging, and configuration management
• Ability to collaborate with high-performing teams and individuals throughout the firm to accomplish common goals
• Excellent communications skills, able to communicate clearly and effectively