Flow Derivatives Trading System Senior developer role in the Asian Equity Technology team of an Investment Bank in Hong Kong (minimum 5 years experience mandatory). 1) Job Responsibilities (i.e. key task profile, managerial responsibilities, etc.)
The role is for a hands-on senior developer responsible for design, programming, testing and deployment of market making and risk system solutions to support the growth of the equity flow derivatives business in the region.
The equity derivatives sales and trading business is the fastest growing segment in financial services in Asia. The technology group supporting this business is undertaking several large scale strategic technology development projects to support the scaling of the business in the region. Building up the capability for the Flow business is one of these projects.
The developer will have a high degree of interaction with the internal clients on the trading floor, and Operations and Finance staff. There will be great opportunities to learn both the business and professional level development of trading and risk system applications.
2) Requirements (i.e. education, years of experience, specific skills & systems):
Specify required or preferable:
Candidates must have a Bachelors of Science university degree, or equivalent, in Computer Science or Engineering from a top 1/3 school.
The candidate must be intelligent, possess strong technical skills in application design and programming. Specific technical skills required include:
• Ability to program on all 3 major O/S platforms: Unix, Linux and Windows
• Experience in Object Oriented design and programming
• Programming language skills: in Java, and standard SQL applicable for Sybase, Oracle and DB2 (UDB).
In additional to these technical skills, the candidate must have strong oral and written communication skills in English and good overall interpersonal skills. The candidate must be able to interact effectively with business people.
We are looking for candidates with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably in the financial services industry.
3) Mandatory Business Knowledge & years of experience:
Knowledge of equity or fixed income derivative products is preferred but not mandatory. The candidate must demonstrate high level of interest in building a career in application system development in financial services.
4) Preferred Business Knowledge & years of experience:
Candidates with prior experience in developing trading systems at other top investment banks are of particular interest to us. Ideally, the candidate should have a minimum of 3 to 5 years of professional exposure in this area.
5) Mandatory Technical Skills and years of experience:
Experience with developing application software on Unix, Linux and the Windows platforms. The candidate must also have strong skills in object oriented design and programming. Mandatory programming language skills include: Java, Perl and SQL.
6) Management/Leadership/Communication/Interpersonal:
Management and leadership skills are welcomed. Qualified candidates will have the opportunity to develop these skills as they prove themselves on the job and are capable of taking on management and leadership roles as they grow within the firm. Strong oral and written communication in English is required.
7) Other special requirements:
We are looking for individuals who are high achievers and have both the talent and drive to succeed in a dynamic, rapidly changing investment banking/financial services environment. Qualified candidates must demonstrate a high
