Trading Performance Engineer

Our client is looking for an experienced Performance Engineer to join their growing Trading Performance team in Hong Kong. The ideal candidate is driven, curious and has a strong passion for exploring new technologies. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business. Our client value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capabilities. If you aim high, the sky is the limit!

What You Will Do

• Identify and implement solutions that focus on optimizing and improving the overall performance of our trading stack, utilizing low-latency technologies like microwave links and FPGAs
• Capture and evaluate network data, develop prototypes for performance solutions, and automate processes
• Use data-driven insights to enhance trading results, reverse engineer systems; design and perform statistical experiments to interpret emerging real-world observations
• Investigate latency issues and bottlenecks. Be a key advisor to our Trading department on recommended technology setups that will further improve trading performance
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve latency issues and improve overall system efficiency
• Identify, analyze and test the potential of various new technologies that can be included in our infrastructure and provide clear justification to the business for implementation

What You Need to Succeed

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MSc or BSc in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline

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5+ years of relevant experience in a similar industry

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Relevant experience in covering Chinese Equity Market

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Strong background in computer internals, networking, and Linux systems

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Programming experience in Python and/or C++

• Experience in system-level performance tuning, data analysis, and understanding of low-latency hardware

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Proactive personality, with a scientific-thinking and solution-oriented mindset

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Excellent communication capabilities, able to present complex data and communicate technical concepts to various stakeholders clearly

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Interest or experience with trading and reverse engineering is a plus