Description
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Job Title KDB Engineer
Location London
Corporate Title Assistant Vice President or Analyst
Technology underpins our entire business. Our Technology, Data and Innovation (TDI) strategy is focused on strengthening engineering expertise, introducing an agile delivery model, as well as modernising the bank's IT infrastructure. We continue to invest and build a team of visionary tech talent, providing you with the training, freedom and opportunity to do pioneering work. As an Engineer you will develop and deliver significant components of engineering solutions to satisfy complex and diverse business goals. You will engage and partner with the business whilst working within a broader creative, collaborative and innovative team, with a strong desire to make an impact.
What we’ll offer you
A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.
You can expect:
Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year
Your key responsibilities
Undertaking development projects across functional and non-functional project goals
Investing in automated testing coverage and improve the autotest tooling
Performance research and ability to apply out of the box thinking to solve performance bottlenecks
Close collaboration with eFX Quantitative research team on a wide range of topics including system design, API and the actual implementation
Clear and concise documentation covering the solution design, architecture choices and any complicated code points
Your skills and experience
Working experience with large time series databases, KDB/Q knowledge is highly desirable
In-depth knowledge of C and C++ programming languages with the focus on a performant code design
A track record of delivering complex technical solutions to production use
Knowledge of modern SDLC toolset and workflows
How we’ll support you
Training and development to help you excel in your career
Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
Coaching and support from experts in your team
A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
