
Mid-Senior Front Office Developer (Rust/C++)
Io Tech Solutions · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Mixed hiring record · median 57 days open
All reasons
- Open 118 days
- 44% of this employer's openings are over 60 days old
In its favour
- Still listed on the employer's own board
Mid-Senior Front Office Developers to build and enhance high-performance trading systems. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex technical challenges, designing scalable systems, and working in a fast-paced, low-latency environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend applications using Rust and/or C++.
- Build scalable, reliable, and low-latency systems that support front office trading activities.
- Participate in system architecture, technical design, and component ownership throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization.
- Collaborate closely with traders, quantitative researchers, and engineering teams to deliver business-critical solutions.
- Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve system stability and reliability.
- Contribute to code reviews, technical discussions, and engineering best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 4–8 years of software engineering experience in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
- Strong programming experience in Rust and/or C++.
- Hands-on experience building low-latency or high-performance systems.
- Strong understanding of system design, software architecture, concurrency, and performance optimization.
- Demonstrated ownership of key system components or technical initiatives.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Stable career history with consistent technical growth.
Nice to Have
- Experience in electronic trading, capital markets, fintech, or financial services.
- Exposure to C or Zig.
- Familiarity with Linux, multithreading, networking, and distributed systems.
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