Description
If you're looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join our Global Service Center (GSC)- HSBC and discover how valued you'll be.
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Cash Equities Software Engineer.
Role purpose:
We are seeking a full stack developer with an excellent command of Java to supplement the Equities Technology / Cash & Electronic team. HSBC invests heavily in its front office electronic trading platform. The successful applicant would help turn this investment into a scalable, extensible and performant global trading platform.
The role requires experience with a highly automated software development workflow as well as a containerized run-time environment. The ideal candidate collaborates effortlessly online and offline and practices data-driven code optimizations – with or without the help of AI. Prior experience with order management systems (OMS) or low-latency applications is a plus.
Main activities:
- Design, implement and deploy enhancements to HSBC's electronic trading platform
- Support and optimize what you and your colleagues have built
- Collaborate with software engineers in other time zones
- Reduce toil and repetitive tasks by automation
Requirements:
- Solid hands-on experience with software engineering of low-latency or real-time systems
- Excellent Java proficiency required, including concurrency, tuning, and memory management
- Good command of Linux/UNIX command line interface
- Using agentic AI for software maintenance
- Experience with container runtimes (Podman, Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with message passing systems such as Kafka and Aeron
- Practicing data-driven optimizations (profiling, metrics collection)
- Working-knowledge of CI/CD techniques