Skills and Experience7+ years of experience in development of equity products in a global financial services company or vendor using the Scala language and/or Java in latency-sensitive environmentsProven expertise in KDB / Q with at least 7 years of experience Experience and knowledge of equity products and instruments including FIX protocol and market dataProficiency with computer technologies including Linux, SQL/NoSQL, Messaging & Distributed SystemsStrong multi-threading and network programming experienceKnowledge of equity market structure, order handling and electronic tradingStrategic thinking, analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skillsAbility to work as part of a team or independently, communicate effectively at all organizational levels with written and verbal communication skillsExperience leading junior developers or participating in code reviews as a senior developer.Strong understanding of system design principles and ability to contribute to architecture decisions.