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Senior KDB developer

AT UBS
UBS

Senior KDB developer

Hoboken, NJ

Your role

Are you passionate about technology and bringing systems to life? Do you enjoy building close working relationships with your business and IT colleagues? Are you curious and innovative?

UBS is looking for a KDB Developer to:

• analyze business requirements
• design and implement solutions
• develop software component as defined by the systems development life cycle (SDLC)
• collaborate with other global IT teams
• develop best of breed technology solutions as well as support and maintain the existing system
• work closely with traders, application support team and peers

Join us

At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

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From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we're more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.

Your team

The salary range for this role is $120,000 to $150,000 based on experience, education, and skill level. This role may be eligible for discretionary incentive compensation. For benefits information: ubs.com/usbenefits.

The Central Risk Book ('CRB') project aims to optimize the way UBS trades and risk-manages its client-facing businesses. CRB is a global team with dev team distributed across the whole world. We use distributed microservice architecture written primarily in q/KDB and Java. CRB is real-time/big data processing platform providing pricing and quoting services for multiple flows like Indication of Interest, Trade Advertisement, Order Internalization and Profit and Lost calculation. Front end layer is written in React and communicates directly with q based data providers.

"At UBS, we appreciate our Veterans and are committed to providing opportunities in Financial Services."

Diversity helps us grow, together. That's why we are committed to fostering and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. It strengthens our business and brings value to our clients.

Your expertise

• ideally 5+ years' hands-on experience working on core Java applications with multithreaded and network programming
• experience developing in a real-time, high performance environment
• strong understanding of design patterns data structures and algorithms and proficient in development on Linux platform
• experience working on KDB/Q will be an advantage
• experience with application development tools like IntelliJ, Maven and Gitlab
• experience with Azure cloud infrastructure will be a plus
• bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or related technical fields
• experience of agile methodologies will be an advantage
• able to react quickly to business changes and liaise with a variety of technology and business groups. Daily tasks will include responding to business driven queries and ensuring the application is functionally operational
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About us

UBS is the world's largest and only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.

With more than 70,000 employees, we have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

How we hire

This role requires an assessment on application. Learn more about how we hire: www.ubs.com/global/en/careers/experienced-professionals.html

Client-provided location(s): Weehawken, NJ 07086, USA
Job ID: UBS-287275BR
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Family Support Resources
    • On-site/Nearby Childcare
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
  • Professional Development

    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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