KDB Developer

We are

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,500+, and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets.

Our challenge

We are seeking a skilled KDB Developer with strong hands-on experience with KDB+/q.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Toronto, ON is CAD $130k – CAD $140k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

• Work with business Stakeholders to build new and maintain existing real-time and historical data services and statistical functions on top of the data.
• Develop an in depth understanding of existing analytical libraries and help to broaden current offering.
• Add new features and enhance existing functionality to KDB+/q framework for server and client-side applications used by capital markets.
• Identify and implement solutions to optimize performance maintaining fast query execution.
• Meet deadlines in support of a fast-moving release cycle.
• Leverage new technologies like big data stack, machine learning, cloud, and approaches with continuous improvement in mind.

Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience with KDB+/q with at least 3+ years of recent experience in financial services. Solid understanding of equites trading/trading floor environment.
• Strong experience with designing scalable & highly available enterprise data platform to handle fast moving real-time queries as well as multiple year historical query.
• Good Understanding of Capital Market products including Reference and Transaction data.
• Good working knowledge of Linux environments and scripting languages such as Bash, and Perl.
• Experience with Agile methodology and tools such as SVN, Git, Jenkins, Nexus and Jira.
• Ideal candidate has an aptitude for performing analytics on very large data sets, typically time series data.

Preferred, but not required:

• Good communication skills and be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Working knowledge of Python is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Pre and Post trade analytics, machine learning and pattern recognition is advantageous.
• Understanding of build and deployment management.

We offer:

• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 15 days (3 weeks) of paid annual leave plus an additional 10 days of personal leave (floating days and sick days).
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability.
• Flexible hybrid policy.
• RRSP with employer’s contribution up to 4%.
• A higher education certification policy.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture.

SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.