Our client, a reputable financial institution with global offices, is actively seeking a market data engineer to join their team in Hong Kong. The successful candidate will have a strong exposure in Python, Cloud, as well as experience working with tick data/tick data pipelines. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining their market data processing systems, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability.
The role:
- Design and develop high-performance tick data pipelines to process and analyze large volumes of financial market data.
- Work with time-series databases (e.g., KDB, OneTick) to store, query, and manage tick data efficiently.
- Use cloud technologies to optimize data processing and storage solutions.
- Work with other engineers and trading teams to define data requirements and integrate market data into their products and services.
- Ensure data quality and integrity by implementing robust data validation and error handling mechanisms.
- Continuously improve data processing latency and throughput to meet the needs of high-frequency trading environments.
What you offer:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on market data.
- Excellent grasp of Python and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization.
- Demonstrated expertise in working with tick data and building tick data pipelines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Experience working with time-series databases such as KDB or OneTick.
The sell:
- Extremely competitive compensation and benefits
- Opportunity to work with bright front office personnel around the globe
- Prime office location
- A brand name that will help open doors for your career in the near future