Market Data Real-Time Developer

We are seeking a Market Data Real-Time Developer to join our Information Technology team at Equity IT in Hong Kong.

As a Market Data Real-Time Developer, you will develop real-time market data components that connect to brokers, exchanges, and other electronic trading venues. You will build and enhance systems that support the full data workflow, including design, delivery, and operational support across multiple data services. Your responsibilities will also include integrating market data solutions with related trading infrastructure, engineering low-latency, high-performance, multi-threaded applications in C++, analyzing large data sets to troubleshoot issues, and optimizing performance.

Responsibilities:

• Develop real-time market data components that connect to brokers, exchanges, and other electronic trading venues
• Build and enhance systems that support the full data workflow, including design, delivery, and operational support across multiple data services
• Integrate market data solutions with related trading infrastructure, including pre-trade risk checking systems
• Engineer low-latency, high-performance, multi-threaded applications in C++ for production trading environments
• Analyze large data sets to troubleshoot issues, improve performance, and support platform reliability
• Tune applications and underlying OS and network settings across Windows and Linux environments to optimize performance
• Interpret exchange specifications and protocol definitions to implement and support connectivity solutions
• Partner closely with IT teams, developers, and Portfolio Managers to deliver robust market data capabilities

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional experience in financial markets technology, ideally within a financial institution or financial services environment
• Advanced C++ development skills, with strong experience building low-latency, multi-threaded, high-performance systems
• Strong Linux programming experience, with hands-on knowledge of Windows and Linux at the OS and network tuning level
• Experience with kernel bypass optimization and performance on Linux platforms
• Proficiency in large-scale data analysis and advanced scripting, preferably in Python
• Strong understanding of trading asset classes such as equities, futures, and FX
• Deep familiarity with Asian market data feeds and market data platforms, including exchange raw feeds and third-party direct feeds
• Working knowledge of networking and connectivity concepts, including multicast, routing, and TCP/IP, along with strong written and verbal communication skills