C++ Quant Developer – Asia-Pacific HFT

Michael Page; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Performance-based bonus

APAC exposure

Job summary

Michael Page is partnering with a growing quantitative trading firm to hire a skilled Quant Developer (C++). The role focuses on high‑performance, low‑latency trading platforms across Asia-Pacific markets.

You will work closely with traders, researchers, and tech teams to deliver real‑time data processing, market connectivity, and optimized trading workflows in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline or related field.
• 3+ years hands-on C++ software development experience.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design and memory management.
• Experience building low-latency, distributed systems is required.
• Proficient in Linux environments and network programming.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize high‑performance electronic trading and HFT systems.
• Improve latency, throughput, scalability, and platform stability.
• Build and maintain real‑time market data processing components with low latency.
• Develop exchange/connectivity solutions for efficient order execution.
• Collaborate with traders and researchers to implement new trading features.
• Participate in system architecture, performance projects, and debugging.

Skills

C++

Multithreading

Low-latency systems

Linux

TCP/IP networking

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Mathematics

Job description

Michael Page is partnering with a growing quantitative trading firm to hire a skilled Quant Developer (C++). The role focuses on high‑performance, low‑latency trading platforms across Asia-Pacific markets.

You will work closely with traders, researchers, and tech teams to deliver real‑time data processing, market connectivity, and optimized trading workflows in a fast-paced environment.