C++ Market Data Engineer - Global Trading Firm - Hong Kong

Our client, a top tier financial institution, renowned for its innovative trading strategies and cutting-edge technology, are seeking a C++ Market Data Engineer to their growing team in Hong Kong. The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge in C++ programming and market data feed handlers. The role: Design, implement and optimize low-latency C++ services for market data ingestion, normalization and distribution. Integrate with exchange/venue feeds (FIX/FAST/ITCH/Protobuf) and third-party ve

NLS - Hong Kong - Full time

Salary: Up to HKD 2,000,000 base per annum

Our client, a top tier financial institution, renowned for its innovative trading strategies and cutting-edge technology, are seeking a C++ Market Data Engineer to their growing team in Hong Kong. The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge in C++ programming and market data feed handlers.

The role:

  1. Design, implement and optimize low-latency C++ services for market data ingestion, normalization and distribution.
  2. Integrate with exchange/venue feeds (FIX/FAST/ITCH/Protobuf) and third-party vendors.
  3. Build efficient parsers, multicast/UDP handlers, and order-book/market-state engines.
  4. Implement robust error handling, replay, sequencing and recovery mechanisms.
  5. Profile and optimize for latency, throughput and memory usage.
  6. Collaborate on deployment, monitoring, and incident response; write clear operational runbooks.
  7. Contribute to testing (unit, integration, performance) and CI/CD pipelines.

What you offer:

  1. At least 3+ years of relevant experience
  2. Strong C++ (14/17/20) with expertise in performance optimizations and concurrency.
  3. Experience with network programming (sockets, multicast, UDP/TCP), binary protocols and serialization.
  4. Familiarity with market data protocols (FIX/FAST/ITCH) and order book concepts.
  5. Knowledge of Linux, performance profiling tools (perf, gdb, valgrind) and build systems (CMake).
  6. Experience with multithreading, lock-free data structures, and low-latency patterns.
  7. Good debugging and production-support skills; ability to work under pressure.

The sell:

  1. Very competitive salary (base + bonus) & benefits
  2. Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
  3. A dynamic and inclusive work environment at a leading global financial institution.

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