Synthetic Trading Lead Java Engineer

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HSBC Group Chief Information Office (GCIO) is a pivotal part of the Group, providing essential operational and technical support to our global businesses and helping improve customer service and efficiency.

GCIO combines global expertise and technology to help keep us ahead of the competition.

Equities and Cross-Asset Financing Technology is a diverse global team that works together to build innovative sales and trading systems for the Prime Brokerage and Financing businesses.

We care about working hand-in-hand with our business partners towards realising the architectural principles of simplicity, efficiency and transparency.

You will be working on an exciting project to deliver the ‘next generation’ of HSBC Synthetic trading platform.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a SecFin Synthetic Trading Lead Java Engineer.

In this role you will: 

• Design and build a scalable and highly available Synthetic trading platform across Asia Pacific
• Contribute and make strategic decisions that affect the design and architecture of this platform
• Work closely with the front-office trading and product teams to ensure fast and accurate delivery of new functionality and improvements
• Liaise with local compliance, NFR and other risk/control teams to ensure full compliance with the letter and spirit of all relevant regulatory guidelines and requirements
• Maintain continuous communication with the wider global team: collaborative development, reviews and strategic decision making
• Contribute and influence on the future state architecture

To be successful you will need: 

• Prior experience of working in an investment banking setting
• Expert-level applied Java experience including the JVM, garbage collection, data structures and non-blocking IO
• In-depth knowledge of DeltaOne and Synthetic trading including the order lifecycle, locate, inventory management, FIX messaging and Asian markets
• Good understanding of the design and architecture of robust, scalable and highly available distributed trading platforms.
  
  You’ll also need a good understanding of risk; risk management and the role technology plays in this highly regulated environment
• To be a passionate advocate for technology, technological solutions and continuous improvement
• Appreciation of agile software delivery practices and knowledge of DevOps