Senior Trading System Developer
Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Trading System Developer to join our quantitative trading team in Shenzhen. This position is focused on the development, optimisation, and maintenance of a high-performance, low-latency CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor) futures trading system. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in C++ development, in-depth knowledge of trading systems, and a strong understanding of the futures market and related protocols. This is a critical role that requires both architectural thinking and hands-on system-level programming.
Responsibilities:
* Independently design and develop a production-ready CTA futures trading system, covering market data, order management, and execution.
* Optimise system architecture to reduce latency and improve throughput using high-performance networking and system tuning techniques.
* Build a high-performance simulation engine for back-testing and paper trading, integrated with the live trading system.
* Develop tools for data analysis, real-time risk control, and performance evaluation.
* Maintain and iterate system infrastructure for continuous improvement.
* Support other tasks as assigned by management.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or related fields from a top-tier university.
* 5+ years of C++ experience, including 3+ years in CTA futures trading system development; capable of delivering full-stack trading systems independently.
* Strong Linux development skills; expertise in multithreading, lock optimisation, zero-copy, DPDK, and system-level performance tuning.
* Familiar with futures trading rules and broker protocols (e.g., CTP, Feima); solid understanding of trading system requirements.
* Clean, well-structured coding practices; experience with large-scale systems (100k+ LOC) and engineering tools like Git and CI/CD.
* Full-cycle participation in mid- to large-scale CTA trading system projects required.
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