2027 Fresh Grad Hire - SRE Engineer (System Operation and Maintenance Focus)

moomoo; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

moomoo is seeking a platform/SRE-like engineer to contribute to the stability of core financial systems, including securities trading and risk control. The role involves building automation platforms, monitoring systems, and self-healing tooling to lift operational efficiency while maintaining security and compliance.

You will gather production telemetry, optimize architecture, and participate in change management with a strong emphasis on data protection and cross‑functional collaboration with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Network Engineering, Finance, or related disciplines.
• Understanding of securities market structure, order and execution mechanics, or clearing and settlement processes; prior live trading/SRE internships is a plus.
• Solid CS fundamentals: networking (TCP/IP, HTTP), Linux, data structures, algorithms; proficient in Python/Go/C++/Java; Linux shell familiarity.
• Foundational knowledge of relational databases like MySQL; basic knowledge of Redis, Nginx, and Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to stability of core systems including securities trading, risk control, and clearing & settlement.
• Handle production alerts and incident response; drive root-cause analysis and post-mortem reviews.
• Build operations automation platforms, monitoring systems, and self-healing tooling (Python/Go).
• Collect and analyze production telemetry; participate in system architecture optimization and cloud cost governance.
• Apply AI tools to troubleshooting and automation; read English docs and communicate with R&D and business teams.

Skills

CS fundamentals

Linux

Networking

Python/Go/Java

MySQL

Kafka

Redis

Nginx

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

Nginx

Job description

• Contribute to the stability of core systems including securities trading, risk control, and clearing & settlement; handle production alerts and incident response, drive root-cause analysis and post-mortem reviews.
• Build operations automation platforms, monitoring systems, and self-healing tooling (primarily in Python/Go), using code to lift operational efficiency and change quality.
• Collect and analyze production telemetry (resource utilization, latency, error rates, etc.); participate in system architecture optimization and cloud cost governance.
• Understand the high-availability requirements of financial business; grasp the fundamentals of databases and common middleware; take part in change-impact assessment and systemic risk identification.
• Apply AI tools judiciously across troubleshooting and automation to boost efficiency, while verifying key conclusions; read English operations documentation, cloud-vendor and open-source component materials, and communicate fluently with R&D and business teams on both day-to-day and technical topics.

• Education: Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Network Engineering, Finance, or related disciplines.
• Financial Knowledge: Understanding of securities market structure, order and execution mechanics, or clearing and settlement processes; prior experience in live stock/options/futures trading, brokerage, or SRE internships is a plus.
• Technical Skills: Solid CS fundamentals, including computer networking (TCP/IP, HTTP, etc.), Linux, data structures, and algorithms; proficient in at least one programming language (Python/Go/C++/Java, etc.), familiar with Linux and Shell; foundational understanding of relational databases such as MySQL, with basic knowledge of middleware including Redis, Nginx, and Kafka.
• Compliance Awareness: Strong sense of regulatory compliance and risk control; sensitive to client data protection, trade confidentiality, and information security boundaries; able to strictly follow compliance rules in operations and change management, avoiding exposure of sensitive data or systems.
• Professional Attributes: Respect for financial business logic, data, and rules; clear logical thinking, detail-oriented and patient, with effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Language Skills: Good English & Chinese proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing; able to communicate fluently on both daily and technical matters.
• Bonus Points: Hands-on experience applying AI tools to troubleshooting or automation; familiarity with securities brokerage business is a plus.

Open to candidates graduating between January 2026 and August 2027.