Global Banking & Markets, Equity Market Making C++

Gravitas Recruitment Group Hong Kong; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravitas Recruitment Group Hong Kong is seeking a Senior Associate / VP C++ Developer to help design, develop and maintain low-latency electronic market-making systems. You will work in a global team building scalable trading infrastructure and collaborating with traders, strategists and engineers to drive performance and reliability.

The role emphasizes real-time data handling, execution, and risk management within production environments, reporting to senior technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in a technical field such as CS, Engineering, Math or Physics.
• Experience with modern C++ (C++14/17/20) in professional settings.
• Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and concurrent programming.
• Experience building high-performance, low-latency distributed systems.
• Strong Linux, networking and system performance tuning knowledge.
• Excellent problem solving and independent, collaborative work style.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and support of high-performance C++ applications for electronic market-making.
• Build and optimise low-latency trading infrastructure including data handlers and pricing engines.
• Collaborate with traders and engineers to implement new trading functionalities.
• Develop monitoring tools for system health, performance and risk.
• Support exchange onboarding, market structure enhancements and new initiatives.
• Investigate and resolve production issues to ensure reliability and scalability.

Skills

Low-latency C++ development

Distributed systems

Linux performance tuning

Collaboration with traders

System monitoring

Production issue resolution

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in CS/Engineering/Math/Physics

Tools

Linux environments

Networking basics

C++14/17/20

Job description

Global Banking & Markets, Equity Market Making C++

The Equity Market Making C++ role exists within a dynamic global markets team, responsible for developing high-performance trading systems that support electronic market-making strategies. The position is integral to the company's electronic trading infrastructure, which facilitates automated trading across worldwide markets.

Our client operates in the financial sector, specialising in electronic trading and market-making activities, with a focus on building scalable and resilient trading solutions. The team works closely with traders, quantitative strategists, and engineering colleagues to optimise trading performance and system reliability.

Role Overview

The Senior Associate / Vice President C++ Developer will join the electronic market-making engineering team, reporting to senior technical leadership. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining low-latency applications that underpin automated trading strategies. Success depends on delivering robust, high-performance systems capable of handling real-time data, execution, and risk management. Collaboration across traders, strategists, and engineering is essential to implement new functionalities and improve existing trading performance. The candidate will participate in system architecture, code reviews, and troubleshooting in production environments to ensure optimal operation of mission-critical systems.

Key Skills & Experience

• Lead the design, development, and support of high-performance C++ applications for electronic market-making.
• Build and optimise low-latency trading infrastructure, including data handlers, execution gateways, and pricing engines.
• Collaborate with traders and engineers to implement new trading functionalities.
• Develop monitoring tools to oversee system health, performance, and operational risk.
• Support exchange onboarding, market structure enhancements, and new business initiatives.
• Investigate and resolve production issues to ensure system reliability and scalability.

Requirements

• Right to work in the Asia region.
• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in relevant technical discipline such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or similar.
• Extensive experience with modern C++ (C++14/17/20).
• Proven knowledge of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and concurrent programming.
• Experience developing high-performance, low-latency distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of Linux environments, networking, and system performance tuning.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to diagnose complex issues in production.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work independently within a collaborative, fast-paced environment.