Quantitative Developer

Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Department: Execution Services

We are searching for a Quantitative Developer to join our Central Liquidity Strategies team. This role requires intensive development across a range of languages and systems with a particular focus on implementation of new high performance quant models. The role will be at the forefront of a new APAC-led initiative spanning both execution and financing space.

The Central Liquidity Strategies team operates within Core and handles analysis, optimization, routing, internalization, and more, for a large portion of our order flow. This seat will put you in touch with some of the industry’s largest equity flows in the most challenging markets.

Responsibilities

• Developing across a wide breadth of applications; primary languages q/kdb+, Python
• Design and optimization of computationally intensive quantitative models with a particular focus on large streaming data
• Developing stand-alone applications, working with related teams’ codebases, as well as collaboration with other teams for design specification, e.g. required APIs
• Communicate all ideas, questions, and conclusions concisely and effectively
• Collaborate closely with researchers and traders

Required skills/experience:

• 2-10 years of experience in related financial institutions in a development-intensive role
• Programming experience across both compiled and interpreted languages
• Scientific education, preferably degree(s) in statistics, mathematics, physics, or computer science
• Unix proficiency essential
• Familiarity with databases and experience with q/kdb+ extremely helpful but not required
• Experience with equity electronic trading (markets, systems, mechanics) helpful, but not necessary
• First-rate communication skills, written and verbal
• Detail oriented; demonstrates thoroughness and strong ownership of work
• Quick learner and able to prioritize in a fast moving, high pressure, constantly changing environment; Good sense of urgency
• Ability to work independently and thoughtfully
• Flexible teammate, with a willingness to interact and collaborate with other teams