Associate, Quant Developer, Equity Derivatives

CITIC Securities International; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Front-office exposure to equity derivs

Direct partnership with front-office

Clear, fast career progression

Impactful trading/risk systems work

Job summary

CITIC Securities International in Hong Kong seeks an experienced Quant Developer to join our Equity Derivatives desk, collaborating with traders, structurers, and quantitative analysts to build high-performance front-office and risk systems.

You will develop Python and TypeScript applications, integrate with trading platforms and data services, and contribute to production-ready solutions with CI/CD, testing, and monitoring in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or above in Computer Science, Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics or related quantitative field.
• 4+ years of experience developing trading, execution, or risk-management systems.
• Strong Python and TypeScript skills; Java, C++, or C# is a plus.
• Experience building high-performance, real-time, or distributed systems.
• Solid fundamentals: design, testing, CI/CD, Git, Linux, debugging, performance optimization.
• Familiarity with FIX, Redis, WebSocket, message queues, and databases.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain front-office applications and services supporting Equity Derivatives.
• Build high-performance systems for trading, execution, market-data processing, pricing analytics, hedging, and risk management.
• Partner with traders, structurers, quants, and tech teams to deliver production-ready solutions.
• Develop scalable Python- and TypeScript-based applications including backend services, APIs, and interfaces.
• Integrate applications with trading platforms, market-data services, risk systems, and connectivity.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Distributed systems

Git

Linux

Problem solving

Java

C++

Education

Master's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

FIX

Redis

WebSocket

Message queues

Job description

We are a leading and fast-growing Chinese investment bank seeking an experienced Quant Developer to join our Equity Derivatives desk.

You will work closely with traders, structurers, and quantitative teams to develop and support high-performance systems for trading, execution, pricing, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain front-office applications and services supporting the Equity Derivatives business.
• Build high-performance systems for trading, execution, market-data processing, pricing analytics, hedging, and risk management.
• Partner closely with traders, structurers, quantitative analysts, and technology teams to understand business requirements and deliver production-ready solutions.
• Develop scalable Python- and TypeScript-based applications, including backend services, APIs, workflow tools, and user-facing interfaces.
• Integrate applications with trading platforms, market-data services, risk systems, and external/internal connectivity.
• Work with middleware and messaging technologies, including FIX, Redis, WebSocket, message queues, and databases.
• Improve the performance, reliability, observability, and resilience of existing trading and risk-management systems.
• Implement robust software engineering practices, including automated testing, code review, CI/CD, version control, release management, and production monitoring.
• Investigate and resolve production incidents, trading-support issues, data-quality problems, and system-performance bottlenecks.
• Contribute to technical architecture, development standards, and the long-term evolution of the desk technology platform.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or above in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Financial Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• 4+ years of experience developing trading, execution, or risk-management systems.
• Strong Python and TypeScript development skills; experience with Java, C++, or C# is a plus.
• Experience building high-performance, real-time, or distributed systems.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals: design, testing, CI/CD, Git, Linux, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with FIX, Redis, WebSocket, message queues, and databases.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

What We Offer

• This is a front desk position.
• A fast and clear career progression path.
• Direct partnership with front-office stakeholders.
• Opportunity to work on impactful Equity Derivatives trading and risk systems in a leading investment bank.