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Quant / Electronic trading Devloper

JefferiesHong Kong

20 days ago

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Job Description :

As part of the Global Equities Front Office technology team, an opportunity exists for an expert level Java developer to work on the firm’s global equities real-time quantitative Centralized Risk Book trading system. The system aims to develop quantitative strategies and implement trading models in a low latency infrastructure to systemically trade and manage platform’s risk globally across all product lines.

The candidate will require significant experience with build low latency trading algorithms, have a strong understanding of Asia equity market structures and a proven track record of delivering high quality software.

The candidate should be able to demonstrate good analytical skills, strong software engineering skills and a logical approach to problem solving.

The ideal candidate should have experience with Agile Development Techniques, Unit / System Testing and Performance Tuning.

Key Responsibilities & Tasks :

Front office Quant / electronic trading & risk technology development
Work actively on developing quant / electronic trading & risk system and implementing pricing models, portfolio optimization models and other risk-based models
Develop algorithms / strategies to accomplish opportunistic trading, market making and other risk trading strategies
Work actively with quants and traders to develop high performance, low latency, super robust trading systems / models / strategies
Day to day support of applications and the trading desks

Qualifications / Experience :

Java - expert level, looking for a highly technical developer. Experience in building multi-threaded, low latency Java applications

Solid experience with FIX, Linux, SQL

Solid business knowledge in areas of trading, market micro-structure and quantitative models.

Solid experience working with market data, messaging, and time series databases like KDB / Q

Strong networking fundamentals and experience building super low latency applications, experience with multi-cast and distributed applications an advantage

Front-office trading and risk system development & support experience with high intensity and attentiveness to trading environment

Python and C++ experience a big plus

Additional Skills :

Must be able to perform well under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines

A natural problem solver with good diagnostics skills

Genuine interest in equities and financial markets

Strong attention to detail, accuracy and energy in approach to new problems

A committed team player with collaborative approach to decision making together with ability to work independently

Strong desire to learn and apply learnt knowledge / skills

Service-oriented

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