Lead Synthetic Trading Engineer – Low-Latency Platform

HSBC Holdings plc; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc is seeking a Synthetic Trading Lead Engineer within Equities & Cross-Asset Financing Tech. The role focuses on designing a scalable, low-latency, global Synthetic trading platform and shaping its architecture.

You will collaborate with front-office, product teams and risk/compliance to deliver robust functionality. The ideal candidate has expert Java skills, experience in low-latency systems, and a solid grasp of trading workflows, FIX messaging and DeltaOne concepts.

Qualifications

• Expert-level, applied Java experience including the JVM and GC.
• Experience with low latency development and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with DeltaOne and Synthetic trading concepts.
• Understanding of order lifecycle, locate, inventory management, FIX messaging.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a scalable, global low latency Synthetic trading platform.
• Influence and decide on platform architecture and design choices.
• Collaborate with front-office trading and product teams for fast delivery of functionality.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and risk controls.
• Maintain continuous communication with the global team for reviews and decisions.
• Contribute to future state architecture and platform evolution.

Skills

Java

JVM

Garbage collection

Non-blocking IO

Low latency

GCP

UI development

Tools

GCP

UI development

Job description

HSBC Holdings plc is seeking a Synthetic Trading Lead Engineer within Equities & Cross-Asset Financing Tech. The role focuses on designing a scalable, low-latency, global Synthetic trading platform and shaping its architecture.

You will collaborate with front-office, product teams and risk/compliance to deliver robust functionality. The ideal candidate has expert Java skills, experience in low-latency systems, and a solid grasp of trading workflows, FIX messaging and DeltaOne concepts.