Python Developer
Summary
Python Developer joining a leading global buy-side hedge fund's high-performance trading technology team in Hong Kong. Day to day: building, optimising and scaling mission-critical, low-latency trading infrastructure and internal automation tools on Linux, working alongside trading, quant and infrastructure teams.
Python Developer - High-Performance Trading Systems - Hong Kong
Industry: Buy-Side | Hedge Fund | Trading Technology
We are partnering with a leading global buy-side firm in Hong Kong to hire a Python Developer to join its high-performance trading technology team.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building, optimising and scaling mission-critical trading infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on performance, reliability and automation.
Key Responsibilities- Design, develop and maintain high-performance Python applications supporting trading systems.
- Build internal tools, automation frameworks and infrastructure to improve operational efficiency and system reliability.
- Optimise system performance, latency and scalability across trading platforms.
- Apply strong system design and reliability engineering principles to build resilient, production-grade solutions.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues across Linux-based environments.
- Collaborate closely with trading, quantitative and infrastructure teams.
- Deep understanding of Linux/Unix environments, including system-level troubleshooting and performance optimisation.
- Experience working with low-latency, high-throughput or performance-critical systems.
- Strong knowledge of system design, distributed systems, concurrency and reliability engineering principles.
- Experience developing automation tools, monitoring solutions and production infrastructure.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced engineering environment.
- Experience in financial services, trading or hedge funds is advantageous but not essential.