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KDB Developer

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Barclays

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India , Pune

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Job Description:

Join us as a KDB Developer at Barclays, responsible for supporting the successful delivery of Location Strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality and governance standards. You'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

Job Responsibility:

  • Build and maintenance of data architectures pipelines that enable the transfer and processing of durable, complete and consistent data
  • Design and implementation of data warehoused and data lakes that manage the appropriate data volumes and velocity and adhere to the required security measures
  • Development of processing and analysis algorithms fit for the intended data complexity and volumes
  • Collaboration with data scientist to build and deploy machine learning models

Requirements:

  • Excellent Q/Kdb+ programming skills on Linux
  • Development experience in front office / electronic trading systems
  • Strong knowledge of agile and SDLC processes
  • Experience with Maven / Java / Git / Team City / Jira / Confluence
  • Strong academic record with a numerate degree (2:1 or higher) - e.g., computer science, maths, physics, engineering
  • Full-lifecycle development on at least 1 large commercial system, with ideal candidate focusing on significant development of large distributed Kdb+ systems
What we offer:
  • Competitive holiday allowance
  • Life assurance
  • Private medical care
  • Pension contribution

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 10, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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