Senior Low Latency C++ Engineer

Eclipse Trading is one of Asia's leading proprietary derivatives trading firms. Founded in 2007, we have over 100 employees across three office locations – Hong Kong (our HQ), Sydney, and Shanghai. Our trading expertise and strategies are deployed across several Asian markets and although we mainly specialise in equity derivatives, we also trade delta one, ETFs, commodity derivatives, and crypto currency products. Technology is inextricably linked to our trading strategies, creating an environment powered by intellectual curiosity, problem solving, and innovation.

The Low Latency team is responsible for the firm’s market links and algorithmic trading. Our expertise in market structure coupled with the ability to process information correctly with extremely low latency is critical to the success of our trading. We are one of the top market makers and have one of the fastest software stacks in Asia. The successful candidate will be a member of the team responsible for developing market links and trading algorithms.

We are looking for a gifted C++ engineer who can build up the low latency team in Sydney, complementing the existing team members in Hong Kong and Shanghai. This will include hiring, managing, and mentoring graduates whilst also being involved in hands on development.

Ideally, we are looking for candidates with exchange connectivity or algorithmic trading experience. However, we are also open to candidates from other industry backgrounds that rely on low or ultra-low latency development. Candidates can be based in Hong Kong initially, with the intent to relocate to Sydney.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop low latency exchange connectivity libraries for market data and order execution on Linux using C++
• Design and development of our market making and trading algorithms, including quoting, hedging, and arbitrage for listed derivatives and delta one products
• Work closely with quants and traders to define the behaviour of trading algorithms
• Test code thoroughly, including automated testing, and actively participate in code reviews
• Provide leadership in software design and implementation
• Hire, manage, and mentor graduates and junior developers
• Engage with traders and quants on a regular basis to gather system requirements

What you offer

• Minimum of 6 years of high performance C++ development on Linux (C++11 or later desirable)
• Solid understanding of threading, network socket programming, and/or low-latency programming techniques
• Proven experience in mentoring junior developers and/or managing technical projects
• Strong technical design skills
• Experience in exchange connectivity or algorithmic trading is preferred but not essential
• Experience with Kafka a plus
• Excellent communication in spoken and written English
• Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

What we offer

• An exciting opportunity to be trained in the highly competitive low latency electronic trading domain
• A dynamic work environment where the focus is on getting things done efficiently instead of working long hours every day
• A flat management structure, where everyone's voice is valued
• A hands-on experience in the most exciting part of the financial industry
• An attractive benefits package where your contribution will be rewarded handsomely in line with our performance-based remuneration
• Sponsorship

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Eclipse Trading is one of Asia's leading proprietary derivatives trading firms. Founded in 2007, we have over 100 employees across three office locations – Hong Kong (our HQ), Sydney, and Shanghai. Our trading expertise and strategies are deployed across several Asian markets and although we mainly specialise in equity derivatives, we also trade delta one, ETFs, commodity derivatives, and crypto currency products. Technology is inextricably linked to our trading strategies, creating an environment powered by intellectual curiosity, problem solving, and innovation.