Main Responsibilities

Business Engagement & Automation (SME)

1. Partner closely with Equity Traders and Sales desks in Hong Kong to understand daily operational workflows and business growth plans.
2. Proactively design, propose, and implement automation solutions and enhancements to existing tools to drive trading efficiency.

Full-Stack Agile Delivery

1. Own the end-to-end software development lifecycle (SDLC), from initial requirement gathering and architectural design to implementation, testing, and deployment.
2. Adhere to and promote IT best practices, ensuring the delivery of highly secure, scalable, and resilient trading systems.

Front Office Support

1. Provide high-touch, first-line support to the trading floor, ensuring rapid resolution of business-critical and time-sensitive issues.

Strategic Architecture

1. Collaborate with regional peers across Asia and global central teams in Europe to streamline, consolidate, and modernize the Front Office technical ecosystem into a cohesive, high-performance platform.

Innovation & Tech Adoption

1. Champion the integration of AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) within the daily development workflow to accelerate delivery speed, optimize code safety, and elevate software quality.

Technical experience

1. Back-End: Advanced proficiency in Python and C# for web service APIs and general back-end software development.
2. Front-End: Advanced proficiency in React.js and JavaScript to build intuitive user interfaces.
3. Legacy Migration: Strong background in VBA Excel, with the ability to reverse-engineer, read, and translate legacy algorithms into modern tech stacks.
4. Cloud & Infrastructure: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) is highly advantageous.

Product experience

1. Financial Instruments: Solid basic knowledge of equities and derivatives, including Stocks, Indices, Options, Futures, Swaps, and Bonds.
2. Market Knowledge: Good understanding of traditional Equity Global Markets businesses, financial product lifecycles, and associated cash flows.
3. Risk & Analytics: Basic understanding of Risk Management concepts and P&L calculations.

Soft Skills

1. Front Office Mindset: Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing requests from demanding users (Traders/Sales).
2. Communication: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts succinctly to a non-technical business audience.
3. Language: Fluency in English is mandatory (French or other regional languages are a plus but not required).