KDB Developer

Job description

Job description

Our purpose – Opening up a world of opportunity – explains why we exist. Here at HSBC, we use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open new kinds of opportunity for our more than 40 million customers. We’re bringing together the people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world – for our customers, our people, our investors, our communities and the planet we all share.   

In Canada, HSBC Global Services (Canada) Limited (HGCA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Global Services Limited.  Operating in Toronto and Vancouver, HGCA is part of a global service company, delivering services to support the operating entities of HSBC Group.  We have different capabilities that provide tools and processes to facilitate the functions, business and entities with their service management responsibilities.  

About Us 

MSS Tech is a c.7,000-strong diverse, talented, and resilient engineering group that partners with our business and wider-bank colleagues to deliver industry-leading technology services. Our clients feel safe in the knowledge that, for us, production always comes first, anything less is failure. We constantly challenge boundaries, whilst engineering with safety and security. Continually building on our strongest assets - our people, maximising our potential, continuously stretching what it means to be a high performing organisation.

About the Role

Equities Technology solves some of the most interesting and complex challenges in the financial industry to help our global business and its customers succeed. Shipping code early and often using Agile and DevOps principles is critical for us to deliver business value, with continuous improvement and learning at the centre of everything we do.

We are motivated by challenging each other to push the boundaries of financial and technological innovation, in an open, inclusive, and diverse environment. We are looking for the brightest and best developers to take our capability forward.

You will join our Algo Analytics and Execution Data POD in Equities Electronic Trading. We are a software engineering team using kdb+/q time series technology to handle large volumes of financial markets data each day. 

Collecting, storing, analysing and distributing data across multiple systems with varied requirements creates many interesting challenges and gives plenty opportunities for improvements and innovation – including usage of Cloud storage and compute engines. We work very closely with our business colleagues so you will have the opportunity to work directly with our business traders and quantitative analysts. 

We are a global team with staff in Guangzhou, Pune, Krakow, London, New York, Toronto and Vancouver.

 As our KDB Developer, you will:

·  Building and maintaining KDB microservice based applications across multiple locations in a Hybrid (Colo-Campus-Cloud) model across the globe
·  Creating and updating automated reporting based off of KDB stored data
·  Working with quant team to develop and implement new models for algo trading as well as reports based off trading activity
·  Troubleshoot issues faced by quants/traders in a real time trading environment
·  The build and maintenance of tools, to industrialize support of a cutting-edge in-house trading platform.

What Your Day will Look Like

·  You will handle all phases of development (requirements gathering/analysis through to implementation), establishing solid relationships and trust built on proven delivery
·  If a challenging role paying very competitively, being part of a progressive team is for you then please apply and we look forward to meeting you
·  We are a diverse company and understand that different people have different circumstances, so we are open to flexible working arrangement whether it be the number of days, hours or location that you are able to work.

Requirements

You´ll likely have the following qualifications to succeed in this role:  

·  Strong KDB and Q language skills to handle time series data
·  Excellent communication skills & ability to influence project design and scope 
·  Experience in automating the delivery pipelines and building a self-resilient platform

Skills preferred, but not mandatory: 

·  Experience with qspec testing framework
·  Experience with Google Cloud Platform
·  Demonstrable knowledge of Equities Business
·  Experience with Refinitiv Market Data solutions
·  Experience with designing and developing complex micro services based on business requirements with little to no external guidance

In compliance with applicable laws, HSBC is committed to employing only those who are authorized to work in Canada. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada as HSBC will not engage in immigration sponsorship for this position.    

As an HSBC employee, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities to ensure you have the right skills for today and tomorrow. At HSBC, our overall goal is to provide a competitive Total Reward Package, with an appropriate mix of fixed pay, and variable pay, as part of an employee’s overall total compensation and benefits. Variable pay generally takes the form of discretionary, annual awards (sometimes referred to as a “bonus”). Additionally, HSBC offers a wide range of competitive and flexible benefits designed to help you improve your health and well-being, finances, and lifestyle.  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, race, national origin, ethnicity, disability or medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran service, religion, creed, sex, gender, pregnancy, childbirth, caregiver status, marital status, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other trait protected by applicable law.