Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong

Python Developer - Low Latency (Equities Trading System)

 Job Description:

Responsibilities

  • Translate business and technology requirements for new functionality, venues, and upgrades into technical delivery plans and changes across the low-latency trading stack.
  • Coordinate and manage technical changes across internal and external stakeholders, including vendors, stock exchanges, carriers, and client teams.
  • Partner with Network and Infrastructure teams to shape network architecture decisions that align to application and latency requirements.
  • Work with Production Services to provide third-level (Platinum) support, including investigation, incident resolution, and technical remediation for client-impacting issues.
  • Build strong relationships and communicate effectively with colleagues across all APAC regions.
  • Collaborate with global teams to develop, align, and socialize engineering best practices, standards, and repeatable delivery processes.
  • Engage with regional and global technology and business stakeholders to ensure solution alignment from design through delivery and support.

Your Expertise

  • Strong Python and Unix/Linux skills, including shell scripting.
  • Demonstrated FIX messaging experience in an electronic trading environment.
  • Familiarity with trading technology domains such as FPGA, low-latency networks, low-latency application development, and exchange protocol frameworks (e.g., OUCH, Arrowhead, HKEX CCCG & OCG).
  • Experience with equities trading platforms and the trading life cycle, including low-latency trading and co-location setup.
  • Experience across front-, middle-, and back-office systems.
  • Experience working with stock exchanges and/or managing trading and market data infrastructure.
  • Excellent communication skills to interface with business sponsors, clients, and third parties.
  • Ideally 5+ years of experience in a similar role focused on electronic trading within the finance sector.
  Required Skills:

Protocol Data Messaging APAC Support Development Shell Scripting Investigation Trading Unix Architecture Infrastructure Communication Skills Vendors Linux Finance Design Engineering Business Python Communication