C++ Software Engineer

At IMC, technology is not a department it’s at the heart of everything we do. Our in-house built systems make millions of trading decisions every day, and our edge comes from making better, faster decisions than the competition.

Our engineers build software that sits directly in the latency-critical path of our trading systems. From exchange connectivity and market data handling to pricing, risk management, and order execution, our technology underpins every part of the trading lifecycle. In Hong Kong, you’ll work closely with Traders and Quant Researchers to develop high-performance systems that operate at scale in highly competitive global markets.

Your Core Responsibilities: 

As a C++ Engineer, you will design and build performance-critical components that power our trading systems, working in close partnership with Traders, Researchers, and other engineers.

• Design, build and optimise high-performance C++ trading systems that power pricing, risk management and order strategy across equities markets, ensuring robust and scalable performance in live trading environments.
• Work closely with Traders and Quant Researchers to translate trading ideas into efficient, production-ready systems
• Continuously improve system performance through profiling, optimisation, and thoughtful systems design
• Own the full development lifecycle, from design and implementation through to deployment and monitoring
• Navigate complex trade-offs between latency, throughput, scalability, and maintainability in a real-time environment

Your Skills and Experience: 

• Strong programming skills in C++. Experience in latest versions of C++ highly desirable
• Solid understanding of systems programming concepts, including concurrency, memory management, and performance optimisation
• Experience working in Linux environments
• Proven ability to build and optimise high-performance systems
• A high degree of flexibility and adaptability: willing and able to deal with uncertainty and ambiguity in a rapidly evolving environment
• Comfortable working closely with stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions

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About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.