HSBC Holdings · Hong Kong Island, HK

Algorithmic Trading Engineer

Hong Kong Island, HKFull-timeOperations

Listed on HSBC Holdings’s official careers site. Posted October 30, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.

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Job description

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as an Algorithmic Trading Engineer.

In this role you will:

  • Have expert-level, applied Java experience including the JVM, garbage collection, data structures and non-blocking IO
  • Have solid, applied experience with Scala development (or be willing to learn fast)
  • Posses deep knowledge of equities trading including the order lifecycle, FIX messaging and Asian markets
  • Understand the design and architecture of robust, scalalable and highly available distributed trading platforms
  • Be a passionate advocate for technology, technological solutions and continuous improvement
  • Understand risk, risk management and the role technology plays in this highly regulated environment
  • Be fluent in written and spoken English and an excellent communicator To be successful you will need:
  • Hands-on experience with algorithmic trading and low-latency (sub-micro) execution platforms
  • Zero GC architectures
  • Micro benchmarking
  • Knowledge of the Linux kernel
  • Knowledge of PTP and packet capture based latency monitoring

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