KDB Lead Developer

About the Position

We are seeking a KDB Lead Developer with 8-12 years of experience in financial or trading environments to join our front-office technology team in Hyderabad, India. This role focuses on developing and optimizing time-series analytics systems, collaborating with quants, traders, and technologists to deliver robust, low-latency solutions for market data analysis and strategy performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain KDB+/q-based data capture, analytics, and visualization platforms
• Optimize time-series data queries and real-time analytics pipelines for performance and scalability
• Work with quantitative researchers and algo developers to deliver high-performance metrics and diagnostics tools
• Integrate KDB systems with market data feeds, order management systems, and trading platforms
• Build dashboards and monitoring tools for algorithm performance and market behavior
• Maintain large-scale tick data stores including data hygiene, normalization, and lifecycle management
• Collaborate with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to ensure system reliability and uptime

Requirements

• 8-12 years of professional experience developing with KDB+/q in a financial or trading environment
• Solid understanding of market data such as Level 1/2, order book dynamics, trades, and quotes
• Familiarity with algorithmic trading concepts including VWAP, TWAP, arrival price, slippage, and market impact
• Strong background in time-series data structures, analytics, and performance tuning
• Proficiency in integrating KDB with Python, Java, or Kafka and REST APIs
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset
• Effective communicator able to collaborate across business and technical teams

Nice to Have

• Experience with real-time market data capture and event processing
• Knowledge of equities, FX, futures, or fixed income trading workflows
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Dash, Grafana, or custom q dashboards
• Experience working in low-latency, high-throughput environments

About the Company

EPAM Systems is a global software engineering and product development company that partners with the world’s leading businesses to deliver digital transformation and technology innovation. We are committed to empowering our clients and our people to achieve their best.