Lead Quant Dev – Real-Time Wagering & Data Science

The Hong Kong Jockey Club; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is seeking an experienced Manager, Quantitative Developer with a data science focus to design and build real-time analytics for wagering systems. You will lead offshore developers in SZ and collaborate with vendor teams to deliver scalable analytics components.

The role requires hands-on coding in C#/Java, plus experience with Solace, Kafka, MongoDB, and Kubernetes. You will deploy ML/AI methods to extract insights from wagering data, ensure system reliability, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a quantitative discipline; Master degree preferred.
• 8+ years hands-on development experience on MS platform.
• 2+ years Solace development experience.
• 5+ years C# development experience.
• Experience managing offshore teams.
• Experience with vendor delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and support the data analytic system using Solace and C#.
• Enhance, develop and maintain Solace messaging to support new/changed requirements.
• Ensure the quality of the deliverables.
• Contribute to the overall design and architecture of messaging framework via Solace.
• Work with vendor delivery teams to support their delivery.
• Liaise with other development teams and stakeholders to meet user requirements.
• Deploy ML/AI methods to perform data analysis.
• Perform real-time data analytics on the new analytics platform.
• Ensure compliance with Responsible Gambling Policy and legal requirements.

Skills

C# development

Java

C++ development

ASP.NET

JavaScript

Python

R Studio

MSSQL

Kafka

MongoDB

Kubernetes

Microservices

Offshore team management

Vendor delivery collaboration

Education

Bachelor degree in a quantitative discipline

Master degree preferred

Tools

Solace

Job description

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is seeking an experienced Manager, Quantitative Developer with a data science focus to design and build real-time analytics for wagering systems. You will lead offshore developers in SZ and collaborate with vendor teams to deliver scalable analytics components.

The role requires hands-on coding in C#/Java, plus experience with Solace, Kafka, MongoDB, and Kubernetes. You will deploy ML/AI methods to extract insights from wagering data, ensure system reliability, and