Senior KDB Developer

<p> </p> <p><strong>Please note that we will only be able to accept candidates who have the appropriate rights and documentation for employment in India.</strong> </p> <p><strong>Who we are.</strong> </p> <p>Axi is a leading global provider of margin and deliverable Foreign Exchange, Contracts for Difference (CFDs), and Financial Spread betting. Our business has evolved into a world-class, multifaceted brokerage with offices in six regions. With heavy investment in the latest trading technology, Axi seeks to offer the most comprehensive end-to-end trading experience available, servicing traders of all levels from beginners to institutional-level clients. </p> <p><strong>Let's talk about the cool stuff you do at Axi!</strong> </p> <p>KDB+/Q Developers work closely with researchers and traders to design, implement, test and maintain Axi's service-oriented kdb+ architecture. The role is responsible for building robust, scalable infrastructure that exposes real-time and historical data to users globally.</p> <p>This role will own key parts of the production infrastructure and acts as Level 2+ support for critical services during trading hours, requiring both strong technical capability and sound judgement under pressure.</p> <p><strong>Your EDGE Assignment/You Will</strong></p> <p>Design & Development</p> <ul> <li>Design and build modules, new functionalities and features within the kdb+ ecosystem, contributing to architectural decisions and technical design reviews.</li> <li>Develop post-trade analytics, real-time data pipelines and reporting solutions to meet the latency and accuracy requirements of trading and research teams.</li> <li>Build tooling to monitor system health, data quality and query performance.</li> </ul> <p>Performance & Optimisation</p> <ul> <li>Profile and optimise kdb+ queries and data models to maintain fast query execution as data volumes grow.</li> <li>Identify and implement solutions to address performance bottlenecks across storage, in-memory processing and inter-process communication</li> </ul> <p>Production Support</p> <ul> <li>Provide Level 2+ support for critical services during trading hours, ensuring rapid diagnosis and resolution of incidents within agreed timeframes.</li> <li>Interact closely with product owners and the business to research, coordinate and resolve production issues.</li> <li>Maintain runbooks, alerting and monitoring coverage for owned services.</li> </ul> <p>Collaboration & Ownership</p> <ul> <li>Own the full software development lifecycle for assigned components from requirements and design through to deployment and ongoing maintenance.</li> <li>Partner with researchers, traders and product owners to translate data requirements into well-engineered solutions.</li> <li>Contribute to code reviews, technical documentation and knowledge sharing within the team.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Are you the one?</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Strong hands-on experience in KDB+/Q development with good understanding of kdb architecture and infrastructure.</li> <li>Experience building and supporting real-time and historical market data systems in trading or financial environments.</li> <li>Ability to develop and optimize high-performance kdb+ applications, analytics, and data pipelines.</li> <li>Strong production support experience, including Level 2+ support, incident management, and troubleshooting critical systems during trading hours.</li> <li>Good understanding of query optimization, system monitoring