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Junior Quantitative Analyst/Developer - High frequency, low latency trading - PhD - Fintech

I-Focus Solutions Limited

  • Company Industries:Others

Job Information

  • Post Date:2016-12-19
  • Career Level:Entry Level
  • Location:Not Specified
  • Salary:HK$45,000 - 70,000 /month (negotiable)
  • Employment Type:Full Time
  • Job Function:Application Specialist - Software  Hardware  Software Development  
  • Benefits:Double pay  Five-day work week  Free shuttle bus  Life insurance  Medical insurance 

Job Description

**Graduates with exceptional academics in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics are welcome to apply!

**PhD’s strongly preferred

**Our clients include Global financial companies as well as the most exciting up-and-coming startups in Hong Kong

 

Overview

We are looking for talented junior C++ developers to join our clients in a rapid phase of expansion and be one of the pilars of their Fintech projects.

The role itself involves working on the greenfield development of C++ low-latency, high-frequency trading platforms across core Market Making, Options, IRS and there are a lot more exciting projects on the horizon. 

You will have the opportunity to tackle some of the toughest problems in the industry. The team is made up of exceptional technologists who have either worked in industry and played an integral part in building High Frequency Electronic Trading platforms, or true techies from the likes of tech MNC’s and Hedge funds who have a passion for complex problems, utilising cutting edge C++ & associated technologies while collaborating with super intelligent peers to build something special 

What you will do:

  • Design develop and maintain electronic trading systrms
  • Use low-level programming techniques to produce highly optimized, low-latency trading software
  • Implement new exchange interfaces to support market data and order management on new trading venues
  • Responsible for day to day system support
  • Work with quants and traders on researching and implementing High-Frequency trading strategies

 

What you need:

  • A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Maths, Stats, Physics, or equivalent experience
  • Strong academics, first class honors
  • PhD’s strongly encouraged to apply
  • Strong understanding of C++ basics
  • Proficiency in Multithreading, STL, BOOST and Socket programming is a plus
  • Familiarity with open source software
  • Possess a great attention to detail
  • Analyze and fix problems quickly
  • Capable of working independently as well as part of a team
  • Learn quickly and apply new skills effectively
  • Brilliant analytical and problem solving skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively on long-term technical problems
  • Possess a great attention to detail
  • Ability to analyze and fix problems quickly
  • Capable of working independently as well as part of a team
  • Able to learn quickly and apply new skills effectively

Company Info

I-Focus Solutions is a boutique recruitment firm serving an elite clientele of financial and commercial institutions in the world’s most dynamic region. With over 10+ years of recruitment experience, I-Focus is an ideal recruiting partner in an ever changing technology market.

We specialize in recruiting mid to senior level technology professionals at all grade levels from Managing Director and Vice President to Associate and Analyst.

Types of roles include but are not limited to: Architects, IT Directors, Program/Project Manager, Business Analysts, Testers, System Analysts, Infrastructure Specialist, IT Security Specialists, IT Sales/Presales Manager, Developers.

We find the best possible solutions for our clients, based on their requirements and our expert market knowledge.

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