EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an prospect to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are looking for a KDB Lead Developer to join our front-office technology team, supporting algorithmic trading and high-frequency trading (HFT) initiatives.

This role focuses on developing and optimizing time-series analytics systems, collaborating with quants, traders and technologists to deliver robust, low-latency solutions for market data analysis and strategy performance.

Responsibilities

- Design, develop and maintain KDB+/q-based data capture, analytics and visualization platforms
- Optimize time-series data queries and real-time analytics pipelines for performance and scalability
- Work with quantitative researchers and algo developers to deliver high-performance metrics and diagnostics tools
- Integrate KDB systems with market data feeds, order management systems and trading platforms
- Build dashboards and monitoring tools for algorithm performance and market behavior
- Maintain large-scale tick data stores including data hygiene, normalization and lifecycle management
- Collaborate with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to ensure system reliability and uptime





Requirements

- 8-12 years of professional experience developing with KDB+/q in a financial or trading environment
- Solid understanding of market data such as Level 1/2, order book dynamics, trades and quotes
- Familiarity with algorithmic trading concepts including VWAP, TWAP, arrival price, slippage and market impact
- Strong background in time-series data structures, analytics and performance tuning
- Proficiency in integrating KDB with Python, Java or Kafka and REST APIs
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive detail-oriented mindset
- Effective communicator able to collaborate across business and technical teams

Nice to have

- Experience with real-time market data capture and event processing
- Knowledge of equities, FX, futures or fixed income trading workflows
- Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Dash, Grafana or custom q dashboards
- Experience working in low-latency high-throughput environments

We offer

- Opportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact across geographies
- Vast opportunities for self-development: online university, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certifications
- Opportunity to share your ideas on international platforms
- Sponsored Tech Talks & Hackathons
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
- Possibility to relocate to any EPAM office for short and long-term projects
- Focused individual development
- Benefit package:
- Health benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
- Flexible benefits

- Forums to explore beyond work passion (CSR, photography, painting, sports, etc.)

📌 KDB Lead Developer (India)
🏢 EPAM Systems
📍 India