Our client is a Hong Kong based fast growing proprietary trading firm. They are looking for a C++ options developer to join their software development team.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to all levels of the SDLC as we develop software to support our trading operations;
• Collaborate with traders to understand and anticipate trading technologies needed;
• Document software performance and proactively optimize as needed;
• Help coordinate various software development efforts across the company;
• Provide support to end users and perform any ad hoc projects as assigned.

Requirements:

• Degree holder in Computer Science or equivalent;
• Minimum 5 years working experience in algorithmic trading environment trading options and/or high frequency trading system development;
• Proficiency in C++11/14/17;
• Experience in low latency architecture preferred;
• Experience with revision control tools such as Git;
• Experience in Java/Scala/C#/Rust/Python would be a plus;
• Experience in Memory/CPU profiling/optimization is preferred;
• Experience in developing on the Linux platform with libraries such as BOOST and STL;
• Experience in using high performance messaging bus such as ZMQ, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ;
• Good knowledge of SQL based RDBMS;
• Ability to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment;
• Good command of spoken and written English.

Candidate with the following skills is preferred:

• Knowledge in FIX/OUCH/ITCH/SBE protocol;
• Knowledge in Native Market data processing;
• Knowledge in Exchange Connectivity / Colocation setup;
• Knowledge in NoSQL database is also a plus: Mongo, KDB+, Redis, Timescale, Cassandra;
• Experience in Solarflare open onload library and Linux Kernel bypass;
• Familiarity with Agile development using CI/CD tools such as GitLab/Jenkins/CircleCI;
• Background in exchange trading at a prop firm or hedge fund.