GFT Technologies

Senior Data Engineer (KDB)

GFT Technologies  •  Kraków, PL (Remote)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Type of contract: Employment contract

Salary range: 14600 - 22300 PLN gross

What will you do?


Join the AI Markets development team and help build and enhance a critical analytics and reporting platform based on high-volume market data. You will design and optimize data processing solutions, develop APIs and analytics capabilities, and work closely with traders, quants, sales teams, and product owners. The role offers the opportunity to work with one of the most advanced time-series technologies in the market while contributing to scalable, low-latency solutions that support reporting, analytics, and AI-driven use cases.

Your tasks

  • Develop and optimize KDB+ processes and queries for low-latency and high-throughput environments
  • Build analytics and aggregation layers for downstream applications, APIs, and AI/ML models
  • Expose data and analytics through APIs and services for business and technology stakeholders
  • Collaborate with AI and data engineering teams to deliver structured datasets for model training and execution
  • Implement monitoring, alerting, and capacity management across KDB+ environments
  • Ensure resilience, failover capabilities, and disaster recovery strategies for critical services
  • Translate business requirements into technical solutions together with traders, quants, sales teams, and product owners
  • Maintain compliance with operational risk, model risk, and data governance standards
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to development standards and best practices
  • Support continuous improvement of platform capabilities and performance

Your skills

  • Strong hands-on experience working with large-scale datasets in production environments
  • Proven experience optimizing high-volume and low-latency data processing solutions
  • Experience with data engineering and distributed data platforms
  • Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux environments
  • Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Bash
  • Strong knowledge of Git and version control practices
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in production environments
  • Understanding of secure coding, data protection, and operational risk principles
  • Experience within at least one trading domain such as FX, Rates, Credit, Equities, or Commodities
  • Understanding of electronic trading, pricing, and risk concepts
  • Ability to work closely with business and quantitative stakeholders

Nice to have

  • Experience with KDB+/q
  • Experience supporting AI/ML platforms
  • Experience building analytics platforms
  • Knowledge of time-series databases and time-series analytics
  • Experience with anomaly detection solutions
  • Experience with signal generation for trading or client analytics

We offer

  • Hybrid work in our client's office (Kraków) 8 days a month
  • Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team
  • Benefit package tailored to your needs (medical, sport, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
  • Online training and certifications
  • Access to e-learning platform
  • Social events
GFT Technologies

About GFT Technologies

GFT Technologies is an AI-centric global digital transformation company. We design advanced data and AI transformation solutions, modernize technology architectures and develop next-generation core systems for industry leaders in Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing and Robotics. Partnering closely with our clients, we push boundaries to unlock their full potential. With deep industry expertise, cutting-edge technology, and a strong partner ecosystem, GFT delivers responsible AI-centric solutions that combine engineering excellence, high-performance delivery and cost efficiency. Our team of 12,000+ technology experts operate in 20+ countries worldwide offering career opportunities at the forefront of software innovation.

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Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Stuttgart, DE
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
gft.com
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