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Algorithmic Trading Engineer

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Description

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as an Algorithmic Trading Engineer.

In this role you will:

  • Have expert-level, applied Java experience including the JVM, garbage collection, data structures and non-blocking IO
  • Have solid, applied experience with Scala development (or be willing to learn fast)
  • Possess deep knowledge of equities trading including the order lifecycle, FIX messaging and Asian markets
  • Understand the design and architecture of robust, scalable and highly available distributed trading platforms
  • Be a passionate advocate for technology, technological solutions and continuous improvement
  • Understand risk, risk management and the role technology plays in this highly regulated environment
  • Be fluent in written and spoken English and an excellent communicator

To be successful you will need:

  • Hands-on experience with algorithmic trading and low-latency (sub-micro) execution platforms
  • Zero GC architectures
  • Micro benchmarking
  • Knowledge of the Linux kernel
  • Knowledge of PTP and packet capture based latency monitoring

Skills

Required

  • Java
  • Scala
  • equities trading
  • FIX messaging
  • Asian markets
  • distributed trading platforms
  • risk management
  • Linux kernel
  • PTP
  • packet capture

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You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://portal.careers.hsbc.com/careers/job/563774612562284

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