C++ Market Data Engineer - Global Financial Institution - Hong Kong

NLS Executive Search
Hong Kong, HK
On-site

Job Description

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 vendors.
  • Build efficient parsers, multicast/UDP handlers, and order-book/market-state engines.
  • Implement robust error handling, replay, sequencing and recovery mechanisms.
  • Profile and optimize for latency, throughput and memory usage.
  • Collaborate on deployment, monitoring, and incident response; write clear operational runbooks.
  • Contribute to testing (unit, integration, performance) and CI/CD pipelines.

What you offer:

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

The sell:

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

Skills & Requirements

Technical Skills

C++Network programmingBinary protocolsSerializationLinuxPerformance profilingBuild systemsMultithreadingLock-free data structuresLow-latency patternsDebuggingProduction supportProblem-solvingTeamworkCommunicationAdaptabilityInitiativeFinanceMarket dataTrading

Employment Type

FULL TIME

Level

Mid-Level

Posted

5/4/2026

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