Senior KDB+ Engineer (DRWN)

Company: Darwin Recruitment
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Senior KDB+/q Engineer (DRWN)

Job title – Senior KDB+/q Engineer

Client Location – London, United Kingdom (City or Canary Wharf)

Remote work offering – Partially remote (2 to 3 days onsite a week)

Client Industry – Capital Markets / Investment Banking / Hedge Funds

Contract Length – 6 months (extension likely)

Contract type – Freelance (Outside IR35)

Project focus

Hands-on engineering of production KDB+/q platforms within a financial markets environment. You’ll design, build and scale KDB architectures, take ownership of delivery and work closely with client-side teams to make an impact from day one.

Key skills and Experience required

  • 7+ years of hands-on KDB+/q engineering
  • Solid core KDB fundamentals backed by real engineering delivery
  • Proven track record designing, building and scaling KDB architectures in production
  • Experience within investment banks, capital markets or hedge funds
  • Strong Unix/Linux and scripting skills
  • Able to work independently and own deliverables end to end
  • Confident communicator with experience working directly alongside client teams

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Posted: October 18th, 2026