Job Description

Overview:

Jefferies is seeking a senior kdb/q developer to take our market data platform in Asia to the next level. As we continuously onboard new datasets and users, we are looking for a passionate and dedicated kdb developer to take ownership of the platform.

Role:

As part of a wider engineering team based in Tokyo and Hong Kong, you will collaborate closely with the Central Risk Book/Quant Trading team in Asia to design and implement new APIs and features. We value quality code, innovative solutions, and always approach new technologies with an open mind. This business area is experiencing significant growth, with substantial investments in cloud technology and IT in general.

Responsibilities:

You will be the primary owner of the kdb stack in Asia, encompassing the full stack of tickerplants, analytics, APIs, and more. Your role will involve designing databases and optimizing queries for high-frequency and real-time analytics. You will build and maintain systems that process live market, position, and reference data, generating derived data in real time. With an ever-expanding number of new datasets, both real-time and batch processing, you will collaborate with the global team to develop the global market and reference data system. Additionally, you will work with traders to understand their needs and develop tools to support their strategies, and be involved in the design of trading workflow management systems.

Mandatory Qualifications:

Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience with core kdb/q development, covering all aspects of the kdb tick stack from ingestion to processing and storage. Experience with enterprise kdb setups, real-time dashboards, and report generation (e.g. Grafana) is essential. Strong Linux skills and familiarity with modern software development practices, including CI/CD, are required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with compiled languages like C++ or Java, scripting languages such as Bash and Python, and web technologies like JavaScript and React is advantageous. Knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS EC2, AWS Batch, Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD tools (Bamboo, Jenkins) is also beneficial.

About Us

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.

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