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# Full Stack eTrading Engineer

- **Company:** HSBC
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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
- **Published:** August 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/2E5A29FFC2044D518B605E7C538CF268/job/

## About the Role

* 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

## 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


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