KX technology is designed to capture and analyze data to make real-time decisions in a world where data volumes generated by markets and machines are increasing exponentially, and existing technologies fail due to technological or commercial limitations.

KX is widely adopted throughout the financial industry and is poised for accelerated growth across high-tech manufacturing, automotive, oil and gas, utilities, and telecommunications.

KX is actively looking for a number of Mid-Senior Software Engineers to join our expanding team in Japan, working alongside local and Europe/North America based teams. The successful candidates will also work on building out our technology platform, assist in improving efficiency and facilitating business growth.

The Role:

On a day to day basis you will be

• Working on reconciling, analysing and investigating key application outputs and verifying their suitability within the context of critical business applications.
• Ensuring appropriate course of action is followed for outlying application outputs within the context of critical business applications.
• Recommending optimal business practices, system functionality and behavior.
• Assisting in the testing, debugging, diagnosing, and correcting problems to ensure acceptable quality and integrity of the system and that programs and applications perform to their specifications.
• Working with the interaction between application and User Interface, operating system and hardware in a business context.

Criteria:

• Degree level qualification – preferably in a technical or financial discipline
• Full software development life cycle experience – Financial Markets/Capital Markets
• Proficiency in speaking business level Japanese, and/or certified JLPT N1 is a must for interacting with Japanese clients
• Working knowledge and experience of the interaction between application code, operating system, and hardware.
• C, C++, Java, Python experience along with excellent knowledge of Cloud technologies and databases.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to translate client requirements to technical specifications
• Ability to work independently, handle multiple project requirements and to self-motivate

Desirable Skills:

• Experience working with kdb+ and Unix

Working for KX:

At KX, you will embark upon a career with life-long learning at its core, facilitating rapid professional and personal development and the opportunity to design your own path. We support a variety of external training courses and accreditations and are truly passionate about our Mentor Program, through which our senior colleagues generously set aside personal time to coach and support others in their career progression.
We are delighted to have several active internal networks, social committees, and charity initiatives, designed with the intention of meeting the holistic needs of our employees and giving back to our communities.

If you meet these requirements and would like to apply for this role.