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**Senior Software Engineer** in Shanghai leads Option Positional Trading teams, driving critical trading & research systems. Key responsibilities include designing, developing, and deploying large-scale, high-quality software solutions, collaborating with traders & researchers, and enhancing trading & research platforms. Requirements include 5+ years of experience, proficiency in Python/C++, strong problem-solving skills, and a collaborative team spirit. We foster a diverse and inclusive workplace; see our Privacy Notice for data protection information.
- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- Shanghai
- Country
- China
Currency: Not specified
Full Job Description
Senior Software Engineer
Level
Experienced
Location
Shanghai
Department
Technology
Working closely with traders, researchers, and fellow engineers, you will develop a deep understanding of quantitative trading and the challenges of operating in fast-moving financial markets. You love technology and focus on solving complex problems with pragmatic, scalable solutions. Your work will help evolve and strengthen the foundations that power our trading infrastructure and research capabilities.
- Own the design, development, deployment, and ongoing evolution of our trading and research platforms.
- Build and enhance automated trading systems that run machine learning models on high-performance infrastructure to execute high-quality trading strategies.
- Continuously improve trading systems, simulation frameworks, and backtesting pipelines to adapt to evolving market conditions.
- Partner with traders and researchers to enhance the research workflow, including feature engineering, modelling, experimentation, and analysis.
- Design and scale data platforms and pipelines that support data-intensive trading strategies and research workloads.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve production applications to ensure operational excellence and system stability.
- 5+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, with strong proficiency in Python and/or C++.
- Strong experience building large-scale systems and high-performance applications.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling complex technical challenges.
- Collaborative team player who enjoys working closely with engineers, traders, and researchers while continuously learning and improving.
- Experience making architectural decisions and driving technical direction across projects.
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