Senior Systems Development Manager - Assistant Vice President - LME Engineering

Location: CN-Shenzhen-HyQ Shift: Standard - 40 Hours (China) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Permanent Job Summary: The purpose of this role is to support the matching engine technology team by contributing hands-on engineering capability and practical low latency expertise across development, testing, performance tuning and operational readiness. The role will help enhance matching engine capabilities to support new business requirements and products, strengthen automated testing for low latency systems, and contribute to the development of tools and frameworks used to measure, monitor and improve system performance. Job Duties: Responsibilities: You will work as part of the matching engine technology team, contributing to the design, development, testing and optimisation of low latency trading systems. The role requires strong hands-on engineering capability, good understanding of high-throughput systems, and the ability to apply performance-focused development practices in a production-minded environment. Develop, enhance and support low latency trading and matching engine components. Contribute to performance tuning, latency analysis and optimisation across application, middleware and infrastructure layers. Build and maintain automated testing frameworks and tools for low latency and high-throughput systems. Support implementation of latency monitoring, benchmarking and performance measurement capabilities. Work closely with senior engineers, architects and stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into reliable technical solutions. Participate in production support, incident investigation and continuous improvement activities where required. Requirements: Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or a related discipline. Typically 6–10 years’ experience in software development, preferably within low latency, trading, exchange, financial markets or high-throughput technology environments. Strong C++ programming skills, with practical experience in performance-sensitive applications. Good understanding of low latency system design, performance tuning and latency measurement techniques. Experience with high-throughput messaging systems, middleware or event-driven architectures. Familiarity with Linux, networking concepts and multicast/unicast protocols. Experience in automated testing, benchmarking or performance monitoring for complex systems. Python or scripting experience for tooling, test automation or operational support would be advantageous. Ability to troubleshoot technical issues, analyse performance data and work collaboratively with senior technical colleagues. Company Introduction: ITD SZ 港交所科技（深圳）有限公司，是2016年12月28日于深圳市前海自贸区成立的外商独资企业。 作为港交所的技术子公司，港交所科技（深圳）有限公司主要是为集团及其附属公司提供计算机软件、计算机硬件、信息系统、云存储、云计算、物联网和计算机网络的开发、技术服务、技术咨询、技术转让；经济信息咨询、企业管理咨询、商务信息咨询、商业信息咨询、信息系统设计、集成、运行维护；数据库管理、大数据分析；以承接服务外包方式提供系统应用管理和维护、信息技术支持管理、数据处理等信息技术和业务流程外包服务。 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code:388) and one of the world’s leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metals Exchange. As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets. HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all. Discover the latest career opportunities and programmes at HKEX.