KDB+/Q Developer - Up to $300,000 + Bonus + Package (Toronto, Canada)
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📊 KDB+/Q Developer 📍 Toronto, Canada (Hybrid / Remote) 💰 Up to $300,000 Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits 🧠 1+ Years' KDB+/Q Experience 🏢 Leading Global Buy-Side Investment Firm
🚀 The Opportunity We're working with one of the world's leading buy-side investment firms, which is looking to hire a KDB+/Q Developer to help build and enhance its next-generation research, analytics, and trading platforms. This role sits at the intersection of technology, data, and quantitative finance, offering the opportunity to develop high-performance, low-latency systems that directly influence trading strategies, investment decisions, and execution across global markets. You'll work alongside Quantitative Researchers, Traders, and Portfolio Managers in a collaborative, technology-driven environment where your work has immediate impact.
🔧 What You'll Be Doing Design, develop, and optimise 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 Researchers and Traders to deliver robust, production-ready solutions. Contribute to the design and evolution of mission-critical trading and market data platforms.
🌟 Why Join? 🛠 Greenfield Development – Play a key role in designing and building core systems from the ground up. 🚀 Best-in-Class Technology – Work with cutting-edge infrastructure, modern engineering practices, and large-scale market data. 🧠 Exceptional Talent – Collaborate with world-class engineers, quantitative researchers, and trading professionals. 📈 Meritocratic Culture – Your ideas, ownership, and technical expertise are recognised and rewarded. ⚡ High Impact & Autonomy – Work in a fast-paced, low-bureaucracy environment where your contributions make a measurable difference.
✅ What We're Looking For 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. Knowledge of market data platforms, electronic trading systems, and low-latency architectures. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a passion for building high-performance technology.
📩 Interested? We're hiring across multiple KDB+/Q positions in Toronto and across Canada, with opportunities ranging from junior to experienced-level professionals.
For a confidential discussion, please get in touch: 📧 obloom@hunterbond.com
About Hunter Bond
Hunter Bond is a global firm specialising in the finance and technology recruitment sectors with the aim to provide a thorough, effective and transparent solution to their client and candidates needs. Hunter Bond directors have 20 years experience specialising in financial and technology jobs. With this experience comes a desire to provide the best recruitment service. Integrity is delivered by Hunter Bond at its upmost. Clients and candidates alike will have transparency and dedication from start to finish. Founding Directors, Lee Ballen and Stephen Perkins both have successful careers with a strong track record working with the world's leading financial institutions. Today they bring their passion, knowledge and work ethic to the forefront of their business.
Hunter Bond specialises in the following markets:
Big Data - Architecture, Business Analysis, Business Intelligence, Consultancy, Data Governance, Data Analysis, Hadoop, Project Management, Programming, Testing and Support.
Change, Tranformation & Regulatory - Change Management, Change Analysis, Change Co-Ordination, Project Management, PRINCE2, Agile, Waterfall, P3O, Six Sigma, Programme Management, Business Analysis, Business Transformation, Transition Management.
Consultancies - Information Security, Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery, Programme Management, Performance Management, Management Information, Business Process Transformation, Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain and Purchasing, Governance, Audit, Risk and Policy Implementation.
Finance - Advisory & Strategy, Products Advisory, Monitoring & Surveillance, Compliance Reviews, Disclosures, Shareholder Reporting, and AML/Financial Crime.
Finance Technology - .NET, C#, C++, Java, Solution Architect, Windows, Linux, Networks & Security, Business Analysis, Programme Manager, Change Analyst and Testing.
Risk - Market Risk, Credit Risk, Collateral Management, Liquidity Risk, CVA (Credit Value Adjustment) and Actuarial.
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KDB+/Q Developer - Up to $300,000 + Bonus + Package (Toronto, Canada)
Top Benefits
About the role
📊 KDB+/Q Developer 📍 Toronto, Canada (Hybrid / Remote) 💰 Up to $300,000 Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits 🧠 1+ Years' KDB+/Q Experience 🏢 Leading Global Buy-Side Investment Firm
🚀 The Opportunity We're working with one of the world's leading buy-side investment firms, which is looking to hire a KDB+/Q Developer to help build and enhance its next-generation research, analytics, and trading platforms. This role sits at the intersection of technology, data, and quantitative finance, offering the opportunity to develop high-performance, low-latency systems that directly influence trading strategies, investment decisions, and execution across global markets. You'll work alongside Quantitative Researchers, Traders, and Portfolio Managers in a collaborative, technology-driven environment where your work has immediate impact.
🔧 What You'll Be Doing Design, develop, and optimise 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 Researchers and Traders to deliver robust, production-ready solutions. Contribute to the design and evolution of mission-critical trading and market data platforms.
🌟 Why Join? 🛠 Greenfield Development – Play a key role in designing and building core systems from the ground up. 🚀 Best-in-Class Technology – Work with cutting-edge infrastructure, modern engineering practices, and large-scale market data. 🧠 Exceptional Talent – Collaborate with world-class engineers, quantitative researchers, and trading professionals. 📈 Meritocratic Culture – Your ideas, ownership, and technical expertise are recognised and rewarded. ⚡ High Impact & Autonomy – Work in a fast-paced, low-bureaucracy environment where your contributions make a measurable difference.
✅ What We're Looking For 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. Knowledge of market data platforms, electronic trading systems, and low-latency architectures. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a passion for building high-performance technology.
📩 Interested? We're hiring across multiple KDB+/Q positions in Toronto and across Canada, with opportunities ranging from junior to experienced-level professionals.
For a confidential discussion, please get in touch: 📧 obloom@hunterbond.com
About Hunter Bond
Hunter Bond is a global firm specialising in the finance and technology recruitment sectors with the aim to provide a thorough, effective and transparent solution to their client and candidates needs. Hunter Bond directors have 20 years experience specialising in financial and technology jobs. With this experience comes a desire to provide the best recruitment service. Integrity is delivered by Hunter Bond at its upmost. Clients and candidates alike will have transparency and dedication from start to finish. Founding Directors, Lee Ballen and Stephen Perkins both have successful careers with a strong track record working with the world's leading financial institutions. Today they bring their passion, knowledge and work ethic to the forefront of their business.
Hunter Bond specialises in the following markets:
Big Data - Architecture, Business Analysis, Business Intelligence, Consultancy, Data Governance, Data Analysis, Hadoop, Project Management, Programming, Testing and Support.
Change, Tranformation & Regulatory - Change Management, Change Analysis, Change Co-Ordination, Project Management, PRINCE2, Agile, Waterfall, P3O, Six Sigma, Programme Management, Business Analysis, Business Transformation, Transition Management.
Consultancies - Information Security, Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery, Programme Management, Performance Management, Management Information, Business Process Transformation, Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain and Purchasing, Governance, Audit, Risk and Policy Implementation.
Finance - Advisory & Strategy, Products Advisory, Monitoring & Surveillance, Compliance Reviews, Disclosures, Shareholder Reporting, and AML/Financial Crime.
Finance Technology - .NET, C#, C++, Java, Solution Architect, Windows, Linux, Networks & Security, Business Analysis, Programme Manager, Change Analyst and Testing.
Risk - Market Risk, Credit Risk, Collateral Management, Liquidity Risk, CVA (Credit Value Adjustment) and Actuarial.