KDB Developer

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About The Job

• The role involves maintaining, evolving, and stewarding the existing data platform while designing, developing, and sustaining high‑performance KDB+/q applications that ingest, transform, store, and serve the complete set of electronic equities market data

Your Main Activities Are

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders, to understand and refine the requirements
• Design, code, test and deploy KDB+/q services for enriching raw data with various metrics and presenting in the most impactful fashion
• Profile and tune KDB queries, identify bottlenecks in data retrieval or pipeline stages
• Participate in on‑call rotation, resolve production incidents and perform root‑cause analysis
• Contribute to automated unit, integration and performance tests and CI pipelines
• Implement schema‑validation and outlier‑detection checks
• Document code, processes, and procedures to ensure knowledge transfer and maintain a comprehensive record of development activities
• Develop business‑focused dashboards using Tableau or Python, particularly Plotly and Streamlit, or via official analytics pipelines
• Provide self‑service visual tools for analysts to explore equities data without writing code

Profile And Skills To Success

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Fluency in English, both oral and written
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Familiarity with KDB+/q technologies
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies

About The Team

• Global Markets, the capital markets division of BNP Paribas' Corporate & Institutional Banking, is a powerhouse delivering top-tier solutions across asset classes. Our Portugal Platform (Porto and Lisbon) stands as a major European HUB and a unique player in the country, boasting a wide range of Front Office roles and services – Trading, Sales, Research, Structuring, Quants & Engineering, Business Dev and Support, Marketing & Client Support, Risk Management, Data Analytics and Machine Learning. With rapid growth and ambitions to make a global impact, we offer numerous short and long-term opportunities. Get a glimpse into our world- Check out our Global Markets Portugal webpage

Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution

Leading player in banking and financial services in Europe, BNP Paribas operates in 64 countries and has nearly 178,000 employees, including more than 144,000 in Europe

• International reach

The Group holds key positions in several areas of banking and financial services that are structured around three operating divisions:

• Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) connects companies needing financing and institutional clients looking for investment opportunities division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients
• Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (CPBS) brings together all our commercial banks and several specialised businesses heard
• Investment & Protection Services (IPS) combines a unique continuum of products and services across protection, saving, investment and real estate including specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services
• Our presence in Portugal

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 9.220 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 centres of expertise providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.

• Diversity and Inclusion commitment

BNP Paribas ´ambition Is To Cultivate An Open And Responsive Environment For All That Encourages Collaboration And Interaction. We Demonstrate Our Commitment By Actively Contributing To The Group’s Diversity And Inclusion Strategy And Goals, In Line With The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As Part Of Our Local Corporate And Social Responsibility – Diversity & Inclusion Strategy, BNP Paribas Portugal Is Committed To

• Promote a fair and unbiased recruitment process and offer professional development opportunities to all employees
• Celebrate diversity and advocate for inclusion, both externally and internally, encouraging employee’s participation, creating space for different voices to be heard.

To foster the effort of BNP Paribas Portugal, multiple initiatives and events take place throughout the year where our people can find out more on the importance of diversity inclusion at the workplace and in our society.

• Remote Working Conditions

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working options adapted to our hybrid working environment. To ensure a comfortable and efficient working setup, eligible employees are provided with both office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional items at reduced prices.

• Commitment towards work/life balance

Supporting employees in a hybrid way of working while providing them with the means to maintain a work-life balance is an essential dimension of our Smart Working program. At BNP Paribas, we care about our employees’ wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and personal life.

To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas please read our Employee Value Proposition and our Career path page.

• Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.
• In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.