Senior C++ Market Connectivity / Market Data Engineer

About the role

Our client is a leading global financial institution seeking a C++ Market Connectivity / Market Data Engineer to join their front‑office trading technology team in Hong Kong. The position offers hands‑on work on high‑performance C++ technology across market connectivity, market data, and trading infrastructure, with exposure to modern C++ standards.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, test and automate systems for market connectivity, market data handlers and internal matching.
• Design and implement resilient, distributed solutions that meet high‑availability trading requirements.
• Write reusable, high‑quality C++ code with a strong focus on software design and architecture.
• Contribute to continual improvement of the software development lifecycle.
• Develop automated tests and tools supporting build and deployment pipelines.
• Participate in regular code reviews and peer training sessions.
• Work on front‑office trading technology involving market data, connectivity and related infrastructure.

Required profile

• Minimum 8+ years of experience within the financial industry.
• Strong commercial development experience with C++11/14, preferably C++17, template metaprogramming and exposure to C++20.
• Extensive experience with multithreading, concurrency and distributed systems.
• Hands‑on development experience on Linux.
• Good knowledge of network protocols and socket programming.
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python.
• Strong focus on software design, architecture, performance and code quality.
• Previous experience in market connectivity and front‑office trading technology is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of equities and futures markets, market data concepts (MBO, tick data, PCAP) and experience in proprietary/electronic trading environments are advantageous.
• Fluent English.

Required skills

• C++ (C++11/14/17/20)
• Template metaprogramming
• Multithreading and concurrency
• Distributed systems
• Linux development
• Network protocols & socket programming
• Python scripting