Global Banking & Markets, FICC Software Engineer, Vice President, Hong Kong (Java)

Location: Hong Kong

Company

hirify.global is a global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm founded in 1869, with offices around the world.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and manage production environments for trade automation systems.
• Lead front-office trade automation efforts for the FICC Structured Products business.
• Develop Trading and Sales workflow systems and automate business processes.
• Build platforms and tools for pricing, execution, risk management, trade ideas, and transaction control.
• Partner with technologists, strategists, traders, and salespeople to deliver technical solutions and support new business development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Quantitative Finance, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, including electronic trading systems, large-scale distributed platforms, and automation solutions.
• Strong commercial Java programming experience and object-oriented analysis and design skills.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, real-time data processing, distributed systems, and multithreaded programming.
• Understanding of FICC derivatives, financial markets, and trading workflows, particularly pricing, quoting, and lifecycle automation.
• Familiarity with automated testing, DevOps, Continuous Deployment, stakeholder management, and communication with technical and business audiences.

Nice to have

• Experience with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, MongoDB, or Elasticsearch.
• Experience with Kafka or other message-oriented middleware.
• Experience debugging complex distributed systems and using AWS, Azure, or GCP for trading infrastructure.
• Familiarity with kdb+/Q or other time-series databases.
• Experience working directly with trading and sales users to convert requirements into actionable solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Global environment with opportunities to work across international teams and business divisions.
• Training and professional development opportunities.
• Firmwide employee networks supporting professional and personal growth.
• Benefits, wellness, personal finance, and mindfulness programs.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and reasonable accommodations during recruitment.