Software Engineer (KDB+/Q) - Up to $300,000 + Bonus + Package (Toronto, Canada)

📊 KDB+/Q Developer

📍 Toronto, Canada (Hybrid / Remote)

💸 Up to $300,000 Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits

🧠 1+ Years of KDB+/Q Experience

🏢 Leading Global Buy-Side Investment Firm

🚀 The Opportunity

An exceptional opportunity to join one of the world's most respected buy-side trading firms as a KDB+/Q Developer. You'll play a key role in building and enhancing next-generation research and analytics platforms that support real-time trading across global financial markets.

Working at the intersection of technology, data, and quantitative finance, you'll develop high-performance systems that directly impact trading strategies, investment decisions, and execution capabilities. This is a highly visible role offering close collaboration with Quantitative Researchers, Traders, and Portfolio Managers.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize high-performance KDB+/q applications for real-time market data processing
• Build scalable, low-latency infrastructure supporting research, analytics, and trading workflows
• Partner closely with quantitative teams and traders to deliver robust, production-grade solutions
• Contribute to the architecture and evolution of mission-critical trading platforms

🌟 Why Join?

🛠 Greenfield Development

Take ownership of new initiatives and help shape core systems from inception.

🚀 Industry-Leading Technology

Work with cutting-edge tools, infrastructure, and large-scale datasets in a highly technical environment.

🧠 Outstanding Colleagues

Collaborate with some of the brightest engineers, quants, and trading professionals in the industry.

📈 Meritocratic Culture

Ideas and results matter. You'll be trusted with responsibility and given the autonomy to make an impact.

⚡ High Impact, Low Bureaucracy

See the direct results of your work in a fast-paced environment where decisions are made quickly.

✅ Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or another STEM discipline
• Commercial experience developing with KDB+/q
• Experience within trading, financial markets, or real-time data environments is highly desirable
• Understanding of market data systems, electronic trading platforms, and/or low-latency architectures
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for building high-performance systems

📩 Interested?

There are multiple KDB+/Q opportunities available across Toronto and Canada, ranging from junior to experienced hires.

For a confidential discussion, please get in touch: 📧 obloom@hunterbond.com