Lead Engineer: Scalable Trading Platforms & Architecture

Balyasny; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Balyasny in Hong Kong is seeking a senior software engineer to design and build high-performance trading algorithms and distributed system components. You will lead the delivery of strategic engineering initiatives from concept through rollout and post-production support, taking ownership of complex technical projects end-to-end.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and collaborate with traders, portfolio managers, and risk teams to raise the technical capability of the team

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience building financial or trading systems in Java.
• Extensive experience with multithreaded/concurrent programming, including lock-free algorithms.
• Strong experience designing and developing distributed systems.
• Proven track record of leading complex technical projects from start to finish.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and contribute to the growth and development of a high-performing team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools for planning, code generation, and testing.
• Comfortable reading and maintaining systems built in C#.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-performance trading algorithms and distributed system components.
• Lead the delivery of strategic engineering initiatives from initial concept and design through implementation, rollout, and post-production support.
• Take ownership of complex technical projects end-to-end, coordinating across engineering, trading, and business stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership across the team, helping shape architecture, engineering standards, and development practices.
• Mentor and up-skill engineers through coaching, design collaboration, and hands-on support, helping raise the overall technical capability of the team.
• Raise the bar through rigorous design and code reviews.
• Optimize relentlessly — improving efficiency, scalability, latency, and stability across our systems.
• Bridge the gap between technology and the business, collaborating directly with traders, portfolio managers, and risk teams.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, modernize, and strengthen the execution platform as business needs evolve.

Skills

Java

Multithreading

Distributed systems

Leadership

Mentoring

Code reviews

AI tooling

C# familiarity

Job description

Balyasny in Hong Kong is seeking a senior software engineer to design and build high-performance trading algorithms and distributed system components. You will lead the delivery of strategic engineering initiatives from concept through rollout and post-production support, taking ownership of complex technical projects end-to-end.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and collaborate with traders, portfolio managers, and risk teams to raise the technical capability of the team