Senior Software Engineer Trading Systems - KDB+ / AI/ML

Title:Senior Software Engineer – Trading Systems - KDB+ / AI/ML
Location:Westlake TX / Jersey City NJ
On-site/Remote/Hybrid: Onsite
Duration: 6-12 Months
Interview Process: 2 Rounds
No of submissions: 2
No of Positions: 2

The Role
We are seeking a highly experienced software engineer to lead the design and development of next-generation trading systems. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on building scalable, resilient, and high-performance trading infrastructure. You'll collaborate across teams, mentor engineers, and drive innovation in a mission-critical environment.

• Design, develop, and optimize KDB+ databases and qanalytics for high-volume trading and market data
• Develop Python-based AI and quantitative models for research, prediction, classification, and signal generation
• Apply machine learning techniques to time-series data (feature engineering, model training, evaluation)
• Build research and backtesting frameworks integrating AI models with historical data
• Translate quantitative and ML research into robust, production-ready systems
• Integrate AI models into real-time and batch pipelines
• Optimize analytics and model evaluation for performance, stability, and scalability
• Collaborate with quants, product owners, and engineering teams on model deployment and
monitoring

The Expertise You Have
•Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent
•10+ years professional experience in quantitative finance or trading systems
• Advanced proficiency in KDB+/q, including:

• Time-series data modeling

• High-performance querying and joins

• Real-time and historical analytics
• Strong Python skills for: Quantitative analysis

• AI/ ML model development Integration with KDB+ and downstream systems
• Experience working with large-scale, high-frequency, or noisy datasets
• Solid software engineering practices (Git, testing, modular design)
• Worked with AI developer assist tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot)
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, and uDeploy
• Hands-on experience in AWS or other cloud platforms
• Familiarity with object-oriented programming languages such as Java
• Experience in Linux, shell scripting, and production support experience
  

The Skills You Bring

• A strong quantitative mindset with practical AI application skills
• Ability to bridge research, machine learning, and production systems
• Comfort working on front-office or research-critical infrastructure
• Clear communicator with quants, traders, and engineers
• Willingness to support production systems and participate in on-call rotations, including occasional weekend support.

About Us:
InterSources Inc, is a Small, Woman, and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 certified company with massive 18+ years of diversified experience in providing IT Consulting Services, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Application Development, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing, ERP Management, Custom Software Development, Web Development, UI/ UX Design, System Integration, QA Support etc. We make reasonable accommodations for clients and employees, and we do not discriminate based on any protected attribute including race, religion, color, national origin, gender sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or marital status. We also are a Google Cloud and Oracle partner company.