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Job Title: Staff Software Engineer
Location: Bangalore-Manyata Tech Park
Business & Team: IB&M Team
Impact &contribution: The Conduct Risk Technology team is responsible for delivering high-performance surveillance solutions that support critical regulatory and compliance functions. As a Staff Software Engineer specialising in kdb+/q, you'll play a key role in shaping the technical evolution of our time-series data platforms, implementing delta control mechanisms, and integrating advanced NLP capabilities. You'll work across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from data ingestion and real-time processing to surveillance engines, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Shape the evolution of kdb+/q time-series platforms and provide hands-on engineering leadership across surveillance solutions.
Design, build, optimise, test and operate capabilities spanning data ingestion, real-time processing, surveillance engines, APIs and cloud infrastructure.
Implement version control, incremental data updates and change data capture mechanisms in kdb+ environments.
Integrate spaCy and Python with kdb+ for text processing, entity extraction and sentiment analysis.
Champion functional programming, data-driven architecture, automated testing, CI/CD, observability and performance tuning.
Partner with Compliance, Risk and Technology stakeholders, and mentor junior engineers in kdb+/q and surveillance practices.
Essential Skills:
12+ Experience implementing version control, incremental data updates, and change data capture in kdb+ environments.
Advanced proficiency in q programming, temporal databases, and time-series analytics.
Hands-on experience with spaCy for text processing, entity extraction, and sentiment analysis within kdb+/Python integration.
Delta Control HTML5 and JavaScript for surveillance dashboards and alert visualisation.
Python integration with kdb+, RESTful APIs, and WebSocket connections for real-time data feeds.
kdb+ HDB/RDB architecture, partitioned databases, and columnar storage optimisation.
Experience with market data feeds, communication surveillance data, and transaction monitoring.
AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda) for kdb+ deployment and scaling.
CI/CD pipelines for kdb+ applications and automated testing frameworks.
Monitoring kdb+ processes, query optimisation, and performance tuning.
Microservices patterns, event-driven architectures, and distributed kdb+ systems.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements, including ASIC, MiFID II, and MAR.
Familiarity with machine learning workflows integrated with kdb+
Education Qualification: Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in engineering in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Data Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
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Skills Required
- 12+ years of experience implementing version control, incremental data updates, and change data capture in kdb+ environments
- Advanced proficiency in q programming, temporal databases, and time-series analytics
- Hands-on experience with spaCy for text processing, entity extraction, and sentiment analysis integrated with kdb+/Python
- Experience with Delta Control HTML5 and JavaScript for surveillance dashboards and alert visualization
- Experience integrating Python with kdb+, RESTful APIs, and WebSocket connections
- Experience with kdb+ HDB/RDB architecture, partitioned databases, and columnar storage optimization
- Experience with market data feeds, communication surveillance data, and transaction monitoring
- Experience deploying and scaling kdb+ with AWS EC2, S3, and Lambda
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines for kdb+ applications and automated testing frameworks
- Experience monitoring kdb+ processes, query optimization, and performance tuning
- Experience with microservices patterns, event-driven architectures, and distributed kdb+ systems
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements including ASIC, MiFID II, and MAR
- Familiarity with machine learning workflows integrated with kdb+
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
Commonwealth Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Commonwealth Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Commonwealth Bank.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The bank offers additional Life Leave, the option to purchase up to four extra weeks, pet leave, and paid volunteering leave alongside flexible-working options. Public materials indicate these leave features compare well within Australian banking.
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Parental & Family Support — Permanent employees can access up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave, and superannuation is paid for up to 34 weeks of unpaid parental leave. These provisions extend support for new parents beyond standard settings.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Access includes CBHS Health Fund, Fitness Passport, a 24/7 wellbeing platform with telehealth, an Employee Assistance Program, and employer‑paid income protection for up to two years, alongside staff banking perks and share plans. This combination provides day‑to‑day value across health, protection, and financial perks.
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