Low-Latency Trading Platform Engineer

Synechron Technologies Hong Kong Limited_HONGKONG Company; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron Technologies Hong Kong Limited seeks a Technical Engineer for its APAC Quant Solutions team, delivering ultra-low latency trading solutions to major clients. You will translate business requirements into technical changes, coordinate with vendors, stock exchanges, carriers and clients, and help shape the network architecture.

You will partner with production services for platinum support, build strong relationships with regional and global technology and business stakeholders, and work

Qualifications

• Strong Python and Unix skills (especially Linux) including shell scripting.
• Strong FIX messaging experience within an electronic trading capacity.
• Familiar with broad areas of trading technology (including FPGA, low-latency networks, low-latency application development and exchange protocols such as OUCH, Arrowhead, HKEX CCCG & OCG)
• Expertise in Equities Trading platforms and the Trading Life Cycle (Low-latency trading, co-location setup)
• Experience with systems across front, middle, and back office
• Experience working with stock exchanges and the management of trading & market data infrastructure
• Excellent communication skills to interface with business sponsors, clients and third parties
• Ideally 5 years of experience in a similar position focused on electronic trading within the finance sector

Responsibilities

• Translate business and technology requirements for new functionality / venues / upgrades into technical changes within the low-latency trading stack
• Coordinate/manage technical changes with internal and external teams including vendors, stock exchanges, carriers and clients
• Work with aligned network and infrastructure teams to help make key decisions on the design of the network architecture based on application requirements
• Partner with production services team to provide third-level, platinum support for our clients
• Build relationships and communicate effectively with colleagues in all regions throughout APAC
• Co-operate with global teams developing and socializing best practice and standards
• Build strong relationship with various regional/global technology and business stakeholders

Skills

Python

Unix

FIX messaging

FPGA

Low-latency networks

Tools

Linux

Shell scripting

Job description

Synechron Technologies Hong Kong Limited seeks a Technical Engineer for its APAC Quant Solutions team, delivering ultra-low latency trading solutions to major clients. You will translate business requirements into technical changes, coordinate with vendors, stock exchanges, carriers and clients, and help shape the network architecture.

You will partner with production services for platinum support, build strong relationships with regional and global technology and business stakeholders, and work