Full Stack eTrading Engineer

We’re hiring a seasoned Full Stack eTrading Engineer to work on algorithmic pricing, hedging, and trading automation. You’ll take end-to-end ownership across design, development, testing, and implementation, partnering closely with front office stakeholders in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.

As our Full Stack eTrading Engineer, you will:

• Build and enhance electronic trading and algorithmic execution capabilities supporting automated pricing, hedging, and trading workflows
• Design and deliver low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems for global production use
• Develop in core Java, with strong focus on multi-threading, concurrency, and performance tuning
• Work with market connectivity and messaging standards including Financial Information eXchange (FIX) and Simple Binary Encoding (SBE)
• Own and improve mission-critical production systems in global environments, including operational stability and continuous improvement
• Partner closely with traders and quantitative analysts, contributing to solution design and constructively challenging architecture where needed

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Proven relevant experience in front office trading systems
• Demonstrable experience in algorithmic execution and/or electronic trading
• Strong expertise in core Java (multi-threading, concurrency, performance tuning)
• Deep experience building low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems
• Practical knowledge of Financial Information eXchange (FIX) and Simple Binary Encoding (SBE) protocols
• Proven ownership of mission-critical production systems in global environments

Preferred skills:

• Experience with Fixed Income and/or Foreign Exchange trading workflows
• Strong testing discipline (unit and integration testing) with a Behavior-Driven Development and Test-Driven Development mindset

As an HSBC employee, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities to ensure you have the right skills for today and tomorrow. We offer a competitive pay and benefits package including a robust Wellness Hub, all in a welcoming and inclusive work environment.