Director, Lead KDB+ Developer

RBC • Jersey City, NJ

22d

About The Position

What is the opportunity? Leads in the technical design and development of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems. Applies extensive, in-depth knowledge, skills, and practices to perform complex assignments. What will you do? Lead engineering to build a cross-asset, low-latency data and analytics platform for Global Markets. Partner with Quants and Research across Equities, FX, Rates, Credit, Futures, Options, and Swaps to translate requirements into production solutions. Architect and operate a hybrid time-series platform that unifies real-time streaming, historical compute, and governed feature stores. Own the end-to-end trade analytics lifecycle: ingestion, validation, feature engineering, signal generation, back testing, deployment, and monitoring. Set and meet strict latency, throughput, and reliability SLAs for live analytics and trading use cases. Establish SDLC excellence with CI/CD, automated testing, observability, change management, documentation, and incident response. Lead and mentor a global team, coordinate delivery across time zones, and enforce data governance, entitlements, lineage, and compliance. What do you need to succeed? Must-have: 10+ years of KDB+ architecture and development for enterprise market data and analytics, covering real-time and historical compute at scale. Experience integrating KDB+ with Databricks and Snowflake, plus containerization, orchestration, advanced monitoring, and data quality frameworks. Proven track record building and optimizing low-latency applications for trading and analytics. Strong understanding of asset classes and market microstructure across equities, FX, rates, credit, and derivatives. Hands-on experience with cloud-based, horizontally scalable systems for back testing and simulation that deliver reproducible results. Proficiency with Linux and modern CI/CD pipelines; capable in Python and familiar with C for performance-critical components. What’s in it for you? We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual. A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities Ability to make a difference and lasting impact Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team Flexible work/life balance options Opportunities to do challenging work The expected salary range for the above position is $210,000 - $275,000 depending on factors including but not limited to the candidate’s experience, skills, registration status; market conditions; and business needs. This salary range does not include other elements of total compensation, including a discretionary bonus and benefits such as a 401(k) program with company-matching contributions; health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; and paid time-off plan. RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that: · Drives RBC’s high performance culture · Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals · Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value #LI-post

Requirements

• 10+ years of KDB+ architecture and development for enterprise market data and analytics, covering real-time and historical compute at scale.
• Experience integrating KDB+ with Databricks and Snowflake, plus containerization, orchestration, advanced monitoring, and data quality frameworks.
• Proven track record building and optimizing low-latency applications for trading and analytics.
• Strong understanding of asset classes and market microstructure across equities, FX, rates, credit, and derivatives.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based, horizontally scalable systems for back testing and simulation that deliver reproducible results.
• Proficiency with Linux and modern CI/CD pipelines; capable in Python and familiar with C for performance-critical components.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering to build a cross-asset, low-latency data and analytics platform for Global Markets.
• Partner with Quants and Research across Equities, FX, Rates, Credit, Futures, Options, and Swaps to translate requirements into production solutions.
• Architect and operate a hybrid time-series platform that unifies real-time streaming, historical compute, and governed feature stores.
• Own the end-to-end trade analytics lifecycle: ingestion, validation, feature engineering, signal generation, back testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Set and meet strict latency, throughput, and reliability SLAs for live analytics and trading use cases.
• Establish SDLC excellence with CI/CD, automated testing, observability, change management, documentation, and incident response.
• Lead and mentor a global team, coordinate delivery across time zones, and enforce data governance, entitlements, lineage, and compliance.

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees