Software Engineer

HSBC Holdings plc; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Hong Kong Structured Products Technology Team. You will contribute to the equity derivatives trading infrastructure and AI-enabled development, while enhancing controls over tools and collaborating with Structuring and Sales desks.

Ideal candidates excel in modern practices, own full project lifecycles, and communicate effectively with a global audience in English. Join a dynamic, cross-functional team in a complex global environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Java, Kotlin and C# with AI-enabled development.
• Proficient in test driven development, DevOps and agile methodologies.
• Ability to work in a globally distributed team and manage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team of 8 developers within the Hong Kong Structured Products Technology Team.
• Develop AI-enabled solutions for Equity Derivatives trading infrastructure.
• Improve controls over trading/operations tools and rewrite tools in Java/Kotlin or modern frameworks.
• End-to-end management of requirements, development, UAT, deployment and support.
• Interact with Structuring and Sales desks on local and global platforms.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

C#

Test Driven Development

DevOps

Agile Methodologies

Tools

MongoDB

Kubernetes

Job description

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Software Engineer.

In this role you will:

• Working in a team of 8 developers within the Hong Kong Structured Products Technology Team to help build strategic Equity Derivatives trading infrastructure
• The candidate is expected to excel in AI-enabled development and have a proven track record of writing high-quality code, following modern best practices, and proposing solutions to a technical and business audience.
• They will additionally work at improving controls over the Equity Derivatives trading and/or operations tools, which will involve analyzing, understanding existing tools (Excel/VBA) and either re-design/re-write them in a target framework in Java/Kotlin or partially re-design them to start the path towards demise
• They will manage end to end projects, such as requirement gathering, development, UAT, deployment and supporting users post deployment
• Regular interaction with the Structuring and Sales desks and will work on local and global tactical and semi strategic platforms.

To be successful you will need:

• Excellent AI-enabled development experience with OO or functional programming styles in Java, Kotlin and C#
• A passion to drive the adoption of modern bast practices including test driven development, devops, agile methodologies
• Working in a team of developers in a complex global environment
• Ability to own the entire project cycle and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders
• Motivation towards understanding further the Equity Derivatives business
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English
• Experience of equity derivatives products either Derivative Pricing or Risk Management
• Knowledge of containerisation / orchestratration platforms such as Kubernetes would be advantageous
• Experience of using noSql databases such as MongoDB
• Up to date strategic skills in event-driven architecture and web services