SVP Senior KDB+ Platform Engineer

Job summary

Citi is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer for its Equities Timeseries group, focusing on strategic time-series data platforms that support global Equities trading.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering experience with low-latency time series databases, using KDB+/q.
• Expertise in KDB+/q or equivalent high-performance time-series platforms.
• Experience with Algorithmic Trading, SOR, or Quantitative Trading platforms.
• Understanding of market microstructure and electronic execution workflows.
• Ability to design systems where analytics correctness is critical.
• Knowledge of performance optimization and high-throughput architectures.
• Experience defining shared data models for downstream systems.
• Ability to prioritize initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills for explaining complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop time-series analytics platforms for execution-critical systems.
• Own and evolve high-performance KDB+/q platforms for order and market data analytics.
• Define and maintain canonical time-series schemas and data models.
• Contribute to architectural decisions for low-latency, high-throughput systems.
• Collaborate with traders and researchers to productionize analytics.
• Drive standards in code quality, automated testing, and SDLC discipline.
• Improve testing frameworks and development tools for platform reliability.
• Leverage AI-powered SDLC tooling to enhance productivity and code quality.
• Build and maintain capabilities for monitoring and auditability of trading analytics.

Skills

Relocation