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

Flow Traders; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Flow Traders Hong Kong is seeking a Senior C++ Software Engineer to lead the next‑generation architecture of the market data and execution platforms that power our fully systematic trading.

You will design high‑performance components for data ingestion and order execution, build tools for quants, own the lifecycle from deployment to production, and collaborate closely with quants and traders to squeeze every nanosecond from wire to strategy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post‑graduation C++ software development experience.
• Experience building low‑latency market data ingestion, order execution, and algorithmic trading systems.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
• Experience in parallel, asynchronous, and multithreaded programming.
• Demonstrated ability to write clean, reliable, and highly scalable C++ code.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high‑performance components for market data ingestion, normalization, and distribution, as well as its usage for order execution and strategy infrastructure.
• Develop tools and frameworks that enable quants and technical traders to build, tune, and deploy data‑driven systematic pricing and trading strategies.
• Own the full lifecycle of your components in a fast‑paced, iterative environment: deploy, monitor, profile, and optimize your code in production.
• Work closely with focus group engineers, quants, and technical traders to refine requirements, collect feedback, and iterate on the platform's design and implementation.

Skills

C++ development

Low-latency

Multithreading

Algorithms & data structures

Communication

Education

BSc/MSc/PhD in CS/Math

Job description

Flow Traders Hong Kong is seeking a Senior C++ Software Engineer to lead the next‑generation architecture of the market data and execution platforms that power our fully systematic trading.

You will design high‑performance components for data ingestion and order execution, build tools for quants, own the lifecycle from deployment to production, and collaborate closely with quants and traders to squeeze every nanosecond from wire to strategy.