Are you passionate about delivering robust and scalable algorithmic trading systems? Are you motivated to deliver real business value?

Client Details

You'll be working with the Algos technology team; we are a front-office development team, part of the Execution Services Agency Trading stream within the Investment Banking Global Markets division. We are responsible for providing best-in-class award-winning execution trading algorithms, smart order routing (SOR) and direct market access for a large number of global clients based both internally and externally across Equities, Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETD) and FX asset classes.

Description

We're looking for someone to:

• Work as part of a front-office Product Development technology team responsible for development of the Algorithmic Trading and Smart Order Routing engines. The team is responsible for delivery of software for the firm's Agency Trading electronic-trading business, with a focus on the Algo Product Development book-of-work
• Implement algorithmic order execution requirements and help design business solutions with our Quants and Algorithmic Trading desks, delivering change in an Agile way
• Help deliver new product features and adapt trading system components to enhance order internalisation, interaction with external liquidity venues and execution at benchmark prices
• Bring an engineering mind-set to systems development; Contribute to the evolution of our global platform target-state architecture; implement functionality and features that can be reused across regions and asset-classes
• Ensure that non-functional requirements around performance, stability, recovery and resiliency of the platform are being met
• Increase automated testing of distributed algo-engine components
• Collaborate with other global IT teams, Quants and Traders across regions and asset-classes
• Perform level 3 support, assisting production operations team in rollout and support-related matters

Profile

• Practical working knowledge of Core Java in a server-side environment;
• Experience developing, delivering and maintaining software in a real-time, event-driven, distributed application environment;
• Successfully applied solutions to meet non-functional requirements such as stability, capacity, latency/ throughput, monitoring and logging;
• Hands-on experience of agile software development practices and methodologies, automated testing and CI/CD build and deployment processes;
• A proven background in software engineering with a degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline;
• Experience in a similar Investment Banking / Electronic Trading environment is highly desirable, but not essential. Candidates should understand the constraints of engineering solutions in a regulated setting and ensure compliance will all bank regulations and controls.
• Passionate about using software to solve complex business problems
• A proven team player able to work in a collaborative way across business units, teams and regions
• Self-motivated and are able to progress tasks with autonomy and integrity, you challenge when appropriate

Job Offer

We offer competitive remuneration package and comprehensive fringe benefits including medical and life insurance, excellent learning & development opportunities and flexibility to the right candidate.

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Royce Chan on +852 3602 2491.