GFT Technologies

KDB Developer

GFT Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Mexico City • 🇲🇽 Mexico

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

JavaLinuxPythonUnix

About the role

  • We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled KDB+ Developer to join our development team.
  • The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance applications and data pipelines using q/KDB+, with a strong focus on supporting trading and market data systems.
  • Design, develop, and maintain applications and components using q/KDB+.
  • Optimize and manage time-series databases for high-frequency financial data.
  • Collaborate with quants, traders, and data engineers to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Build robust, scalable, and low-latency data pipelines to support real-time and historical analytics.
  • Write clean, maintainable code and perform code reviews.
  • Support and troubleshoot production issues related to KDB+ applications.
  • Work in Agile teams and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

  • Strong proficiency in q programming language and KDB+ platform.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in development using KDB+.
  • Solid understanding of time-series data, market data feeds (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters), or trading systems.
  • Experience working with large datasets and optimizing queries for performance.
  • Familiarity with UNIX/Linux environments.
  • Good understanding of software development best practices and version control (e.g., Git).
  • Ability to work closely with both technical and business teams.
  • Nice to Have: Experience in finance or capital markets, especially in equities or fixed income.
  • Knowledge of additional languages such as Python, Java, or C++.
Benefits
  • Seguro de gastos médicos mayores extenso a dependientes directos para que tú y tu familia estén protegidos cuando más lo necesiten.
  • Seguro dental y seguro visual , porque tu salud integral también es nuestra prioridad.
  • Seguro de vida , para brindarte tranquilidad y respaldo.
  • Fondo y caja de ahorro, ayudándote a construir un futuro sólido desde hoy.
  • Vales de despensa y vales de home office , para apoyar tu día a día, estés donde estés.
  • Servicio de bienestar corporativo , con atención psicológica, médica, legal y veterinaria, además de conferencias pensadas para tu desarrollo personal y profesional.
  • Programa de referidos , donde tu recomendación puede abrirle la puerta a alguien más… ¡y también traerte una recompensa!
  • Cultura corporativa internacional , que te conecta con equipos globales, proyectos desafiantes y una comunidad diversa que enriquece tu crecimiento profesional.
  • Formación y desarrollo , con acceso a entrenamientos, certificaciones y recursos que impulsan tu carrera hacia el siguiente nivel.

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Hard skills
q programming languageKDB+time-series databasesdata pipelinesquery optimizationUNIXLinuxGitPythonJava
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcode reviewagile methodologycontinuous improvement