Senior C++ Engineer - A global Quantitative Investment firm

DJRECRUIT ASIA

We are headquartered in Hong Kong and have a large team in Hong Kong and Vietnam, from which we manage searches in Vietnam and the rest of APAC. DJRecruit Asia was founded in 2008 by a group of successful recruiters from the United Kingdom with strong experience in the market. Our goal is simple - to grow their career based on their hard work and results as a professional recruiter.

OUR CLIENT

They develop and deploy systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. They seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through their proprietary research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies. Their teams work collaboratively to drive the production of alphas and financial strategies the foundation of a balanced, global investment platform. They are built on a culture that pairs academic sensibility with accountability for results. Employees are encouraged to think openly about problems, balancing intellectualism and practicality. Excellent ideas come from anyone, anywhere. Employees are encouraged to challenge conventional thinking and possess an attitude of continuous improvement. Their goal is to hire the best and the brightest. They value intellectual horsepower first and foremost and people who demonstrate outstanding talent. There is no roadmap to future success, so they need people who can help them build it.

THE ROLE

Their group is responsible for building software enabling both the large-scale quantitative research operations that drive their platform. The team is currently embarking on a multi-year journey to provide a powerful, scalable, and efficient platform to drive the firm's next decade of growth. They are looking for someone who can own some of the unique technical challenges inherent in the problem and who can bring solid experience and perspective to the team.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

A successful candidate will possess:

• A minimum of 7 years of writing production-quality code in C++ on the Linux platform.
• Strong understanding and experience with Linux system programming fundamentals.
• Ability to develop large-scale, distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, high-performance application design, and concurrency patterns.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal direction.
• Proficiency in English.

An outstanding candidate will also have experience with one or more of:

• Python development experience is also a plus.
• Developing systems for managing and performing computation on large-scale graph data
• Streaming/dataflow systems Candidates need not have prior experience in financial services.

WHAT THEY OFFER

• Competitive and attractive compensation package with a clear career road-map where you feel challenged every day.
• They offer a strong culture of learning and development: training courses, library, speakers, share and learn events.
• Learn from who sits next to you! Working with them, you are surrounded by smart and talented people.
• Employee resources groups with a strong diversity and inclusion culture.
• Premium Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous time-off policy, re-creation sabbatical leave (based on tenure), Trade Union benefits for staff and family.
• Team-building activities every month: Local engagement events and monthly team lunches. Employee clubs include football, ping-pong, badminton, yoga, running, PS5, movies, etc.
• Annual company trips and occasional global conferences the opportunity to travel and connect with our global teams.
• Happy hour with tea break, snacks and meals every day in the office.

If you are interested in this role, please send your CV or any inquiries to [Confidential Information]