Senior Market Data Lead (C++/Real-Time Feed)

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd in Hong Kong is seeking a Market Data Lead to own and evolve the firm’s market data infrastructure. You will architect, optimize performance, and ensure end-to-end reliability of data ingestion and distribution across trading and research teams.

This senior, hands-on leadership role focuses on high-performance C++ data systems, working closely with trading and research stakeholders, and guiding a team to deliver low-latency, high-integrity market data at

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math or related field.
• Strong C++ development experience in high-performance computing.
• Familiarity with market data protocols (e.g., ITCH) and exchange data structures.
• 5+ years of experience in market data processing within quantitative trading.
• Proven leadership experience managing a market data/data engineering team.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across trading, research, and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture design and optimisation of market data infrastructure for efficient, stable processing.
• Oversee ingestion/distribution workflows and project delivery for market data pipelines.
• Develop high-performance tooling to handle data from global exchanges and vendors.
• Build deep understanding of exchange specs and market data structures for accuracy.
• Partner with trading and research to translate requirements into data solutions for trading decisions.
• Manage relationships with market data vendors and evaluate quality and cost.
• Monitor production performance and drive improvements in speed and data quality.
• Mentor engineers and raise technical standards.

Skills

C++

Market data processing

Leadership

Communication

Network data processing

ITCH protocol familiarity

pcap processing

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in CS/Engineering/Math

Job description

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd in Hong Kong is seeking a Market Data Lead to own and evolve the firm’s market data infrastructure. You will architect, optimize performance, and ensure end-to-end reliability of data ingestion and distribution across trading and research teams.

This senior, hands-on leadership role focuses on high-performance C++ data systems, working closely with trading and research stakeholders, and guiding a team to deliver low-latency, high-integrity market data at