KDB Engineer - Equities Research Technology

KDB Engineer - Equities Research TechnologyEQ Real-Time PL & Risk is a front office team responsible for the design, development and support of various technology platforms used firmwide that enable our businesses to view, evaluate, hedge and trade the live position, PL and risk. We build and own the platforms that provide the entire firm with live risk and PL.Responsibilities include:Work with the R&D and application development teams to assist in design, prototype and implementation of next generation high-performance real time analytics solutions in the industry to scale with the businessCollaborate with the team to build out a market leading portfolio PL and Risk platform for latency critical processes with high visibility among trading teams as well as management teams.Work with different technologies to provide the state-of-the-art intraday analytics platforms used in various risk and portfolio management systems across the entire firmImpact application development and architecture of highly scalable real time platformsQualifications, Skills and Requirements4+ years of experience in KDB+ q application development on Linux along with good understanding of the Linux operating system.Experience in writing and maintaining Feed handlers, real-time and historical databases with exploring optimization opportunities in the way we store/query/process dataExperience in working with multiple q processes interacting with each other in tandem and with routines written in C/C++/Python via IPC/WS/ in writing clean testable codeBasic understanding of Computer NetworkingExperience working with various monitoring tools like Datadog, ELK stack etc.Basic understanding of equities, linear products, financial markets and a desire to work directly with investment professionalsGood team player with a strong willingness to participate and help othersDrive to learn and experimentNice-to-haveCross-asset risk analytics experience, including but not limited to options, futures, FX, rates, volatilityExperience building large-scale real-time portfolio risk and pl enginesExperience re-building platforms to scale horizontally with the businessExperience with KDB+ q or interfacing C/C++ with KDBThe estimated base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $250,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future. Millennium pays a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package. When finalizing an offer, we take into consideration an individual’s experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.Recruiter:David VaccarelloHiring Manager:Ashish VishnoiDepartment:Information Technology