Senior C++ Quant Systems Engineer - Low-Latency Trading

MatchTalent-hk; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

MatchTalent-hk partners with a premier founder-funded global proprietary trading firm to hire a Senior C++ Quant Systems Developer. You will own sub-millisecond execution engines and real-time market data pipelines in a flat, engineering-driven environment.

Work alongside quants and traders to translate complex alpha models into lean, production-grade trading systems with tight feedback loops and rapid deployments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production experience with modern C++ (C++17/20/23).
• Strong knowledge of Linux internals, multithreading, and high-performance networking.
• Experience building distributed, low-latency trading systems (HFT) or prop desks.
• Proficiency with Python for tooling and backtesting.

Responsibilities

• Architect and optimize low-latency engines and order execution systems.
• Build real-time, fault-tolerant market data feeds and ingestion pipelines.
• Profile kernel and system performance, diagnose bottlenecks, and optimize memory layouts.
• Collaborate with quants to translate alpha research into production trading systems.

Skills

Modern C++

Low-latency systems

Linux performance

Real-time data processing

Tools

Python

Job description

MatchTalent-hk partners with a premier founder-funded global proprietary trading firm to hire a Senior C++ Quant Systems Developer. You will own sub-millisecond execution engines and real-time market data pipelines in a flat, engineering-driven environment.

Work alongside quants and traders to translate complex alpha models into lean, production-grade trading systems with tight feedback loops and rapid deployments.