Senior C++ Developer - Front-Office Derivatives (Relocation)

Tribus; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Tribus is partnering with a top-tier global trading firm to hire a Senior C++ Developer for its Hong Kong team. This front-office role builds high-performance, low-latency systems that underpin derivatives trading.

You'll collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders, turning trading ideas into robust production code and owning key parts of the platform from design through deployment and monitoring.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience in modern C++ on Linux.
• Proven track record building low-latency, high-performance systems.
• Solid understanding of concurrency, profiling and performance tuning.
• Knowledge of networking and messaging (TCP/IP, UDP multicast, FIX or similar).
• Experience working with front-office stakeholders.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Maths or another quantitative field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise latency-sensitive trading systems in C++.
• Develop components across pricing, risk controls, order management, market data and exchange connectivity.
• Work closely with quants and traders to deliver new trading functionality.
• Own the full development lifecycle, from design and testing through deployment and monitoring.
• Investigate and resolve performance and production issues.
• Use modern engineering practices and tooling, including AI-assisted development.

Skills

Modern C++ on Linux

Low-latency systems

Concurrency & profiling

Networking & FIX

Front-office experience

Education

CS/Engineering/Math degree

Job description

Tribus is partnering with a top-tier global trading firm to hire a Senior C++ Developer for its Hong Kong team. This front-office role builds high-performance, low-latency systems that underpin derivatives trading.

You'll collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders, turning trading ideas into robust production code and owning key parts of the platform from design through deployment and monitoring.