Low-Latency C++ Engineer — Trading & Market Platforms

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

Job summary

Pinpoint Asia is recruiting a C++ Developer for trading and market platforms in Hong Kong. You will build low-latency, high-throughput backend components for core derivatives trading engines and ensure resilience under peak market load.

You will collaborate with trading, business, and infrastructure teams, participate in incident response, and contribute to platform testing and release cycles within a regulated market setting.

Qualifications

• Proficient in C++11 or newer in a Linux environment.
• Experience with high-throughput, low-latency backend systems.
• Knowledge of concurrent programming and socket IO.

Responsibilities

• Develop low-latency, high-throughput components for core trading engines in C++.
• Architect resilient backend services for burst traffic with minimal jitter.
• Translate derivative mechanics into efficient technical implementations.
• Collaborate with security and infrastructure teams for end-to-end risk control.
• Support live systems with on-call rotations including evenings/overnights.

Skills

C++ (11+)

Linux

Low-latency

Multithreading

Networking (sockets)

Job description

Pinpoint Asia is recruiting a C++ Developer for trading and market platforms in Hong Kong. You will build low-latency, high-throughput backend components for core derivatives trading engines and ensure resilience under peak market load.

You will collaborate with trading, business, and infrastructure teams, participate in incident response, and contribute to platform testing and release cycles within a regulated market setting.