Job description
About This Opportunity CTI Staffing is partnering with a leading global financial services organization to find a Senior KDB+ Developer for their Regulatory Reporting Technology team. This team builds and maintains mission-critical brokerage reporting applications operating under strict regulatory requirements. You'll work at the intersection of high-volume financial data, complex regulatory compliance, and cutting-edge development — with a direct line to architecture decisions and real ownership of what you build.
What You'll Do
Design, develop, and maintain KDB+ applications supporting regulatory reporting across multiple asset classes and brokerage product lines Collaborate with regulatory reporting business teams to translate compliance requirements into technical solutions Participate in architecture, design, and analysis activities — not just feature delivery Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and application deployment automation Work within an Agile team environment (Kanban and Scrum) to deliver high-quality, production-grade code Partner with other brokerage technology teams to ensure data integrity and regulatory accuracy Contribute to the development of REST microservices and integration with event streaming platforms Requirements What You Bring Must-Have: Extensive, hands-on KDB+ (q language) development experience — primary language, not peripheral exposure 10+ years of combined experience across foundational development languages: KDB+, Java, Python Proficiency in Linux and Bash scripting Experience with application deployment automation and CI/CD pipelines (Kubernetes, Maven, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible) Experience with source control in Git/Bitbucket for feature-driven development Experience working in Agile environments (Kanban and Scrum) Ability and willingness to work fully onsite at one of the listed locations (relocation required if not already local — September transition to 5 days/week onsite) Nice-to-Have: Experience with Apache Kafka or other event streaming platforms Familiarity with Control-M or similar job scheduling tools Experience with relational and NoSQL databases Experience with UI frameworks (Angular, React) — 5+ years preferred Familiarity with Artifactory, Apigee API registry, or u.
Deploy Background in regulatory reporting, brokerage operations, or capital markets Technical Environment: Primary: KDB+ / q language Languages: Python, Java, Linux/Bash DevOps: Kubernetes, Maven, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Bitbucket/Git Streaming: Apache Kafka Databases: Relational + NoSQL Scheduling: Control-M (familiarity) Architecture: REST microservices What Success Looks Like: Within 90 days: Fully onboarded, contributing KDB+ features to regulatory reporting pipelines in production Within 6 months: Independently owning components of regulatory reporting architecture with zero critical defects Ongoing: Trusted technical contributor who participates in architecture decisions and delivers under regulatory-grade quality standards