Low-Latency Quant Dev (C++/Python) for Crypto Trading

Selby Jennings; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is assisting a leading cryptocurrency trading firm in Hong Kong to hire a Quantitative Developer. You will design ultra-low-latency systems, work with researchers and traders, and help expand the firm's quantitative trading infrastructure.

The role focuses on delivering high-performance, production-grade systems across CPU, GPU, and FPGA environments, with a strong emphasis on reliability and scalability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in a quantitative field such as CS/Engineering/Math/Physics.
• Strong C++ and Python software development experience.
• Excellent understanding of algorithms, data structures, systems programming, and parallel computing.
• Experience building high-performance, distributed, or latency-sensitive systems.
• Familiarity with Linux, networking, infrastructure, or hardware optimisation is advantageous.
• Exposure to quantitative finance or digital assets is beneficial but not essential.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ownership and curiosity.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain ultra-low-latency, high-throughput systems that support quantitative research and live trading.
• Optimise and scale existing trading and research infrastructure to improve performance, reliability, and efficiency.
• Develop new tools, services, and platform capabilities to support the firm's continued growth.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and monitoring across distributed computing environments.
• Work with heterogeneous compute resources, including CPU, GPU, and FPGA architectures.
• Partner closely with quantitative researchers to translate research into robust, production-ready systems.
• Build and maintain simulation, testing, and benchmarking frameworks to ensure accuracy, reproducibility, and resilience.
• Drive performance improvements across the full technology stack, including software, networking, operating systems, and hardware.

Skills

C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in CS/Engineering/Math/Physics or related quantitative field

Tools

Linux

Job description

Selby Jennings is assisting a leading cryptocurrency trading firm in Hong Kong to hire a Quantitative Developer. You will design ultra-low-latency systems, work with researchers and traders, and help expand the firm's quantitative trading infrastructure.

The role focuses on delivering high-performance, production-grade systems across CPU, GPU, and FPGA environments, with a strong emphasis on reliability and scalability.