KDB+ / Q Engineer

KDB+ / Q Engineer for Citadel Securities, with in-person expectation at client office 4-5 days a week KDB+ / Q. KDB+ / Q (KDB+ is an ultra low latency high performance time series DB that is used by quant / trading firms that drive millisecond efficiency). Q is the programming language to interact with KDB+ databases. https : / / kx.com / products / kdb / Coding : Can actually write code Architecture knowledge : 10% Operational : 25% KDB Dev : 65% Focus on KDB+ / Q engineering skill (get requirements from client development team, implement and test, and release to production) Ansible configuration, Shell scripting If candidate has experience with these organizations, they will be a good pick : First Derivative, AquaQ / Data Intellect (these are boutiques specializing in KDB / Q)