Full Stack eTrading Engineer

HSBC
New York, NY, United States
8 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Algorithmic Trading Unit Testing Behavior-Driven Development Encodings Distributed Systems Financial Information EXchange Performance Tuning Multithreading Test-Driven Development (TDD) Concurrency Low Latency

Job description

We’re hiring a seasoned Full Stack eTrading Engineer to work on algorithmic pricing, hedging, and trading automation. You’ll take end-to-end ownership across design, development, testing, and implementation, partnering closely with front office stakeholders in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.

As our Full Stack eTrading Engineer, you will:

  • Build and enhance electronic trading and algorithmic execution capabilities supporting automated pricing, hedging, and trading workflows
  • Design and deliver low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems for global production use
  • Develop in core Java, with strong focus on multi-threading, concurrency, and performance tuning
  • Work with market connectivity and messaging standards including Financial Information eXchange (FIX) and Simple Binary Encoding (SBE)
  • Own and improve mission-critical production systems in global environments, including operational stability and continuous improvement
  • Partner closely with traders and quantitative analysts, contributing to solution design and constructively challenging architecture where needed

Requirements

  • Proven relevant experience in front office trading systems
  • Demonstrable experience in algorithmic execution and/or electronic trading
  • Strong expertise in core Java (multi-threading, concurrency, performance tuning)
  • Deep experience building low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems
  • Practical knowledge of Financial Information eXchange (FIX) and Simple Binary Encoding (SBE) protocols
  • Proven ownership of mission-critical production systems in global environments

Preferred skills

  • Experience with Fixed Income and/or Foreign Exchange trading workflows
  • Strong testing discipline (unit and integration testing) with a Behavior-Driven Development and Test-Driven Development mindset

About the company

Our purpose - Opening up a world of opportunity - explains why we exist. Here at HSBC we use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up new kinds of opportunity for our more than 40 million customers. We’re bringing together the people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world - for our customers, our people, our investors, our communities and the planet we all share., As an HSBC employee, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities to ensure you have the right skills for today and tomorrow. We offer a competitive pay and benefits package including a robust Wellness Hub, all in a welcoming and inclusive work environment. You will be empowered to drive HSBC’s engagement with the communities we serve through an industry-leading volunteerism policy, a generous matching gift program, and a comprehensive program of immersive Sustainability and Climate Change Initiatives. You’ll want to join our Employee Resource Groups as they play a central part in life at HSBC, including the development of our employees and networking inside and outside of HSBC. We value difference. We succeed together. We take responsibility. We get it done. And we want you to help us build the bank of the future!

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