About Us:
Huatai International Financial Holdings Company Limited (“Huatai International” or “the Company”), is the only overseas wholly-owned or controlled subsidiary of Huatai Securities. Huatai International is the Huatai Group’s international arm which plays as a crucial role in the group's internationalization strategy by:
a) not only providing offshore capital market services (and a global business platform) but also provides onshore clients with valuable cross-border capital market services (aligned with the mainland China government’s policies and commercial intentions);
b) actively making use of Huatai Securities’ leading position, distribution network and customer base in mainland China;
c) integrating on a global basis across many jurisdictions and regions, a successful and fully integrated international financial platform with innovative financial services solutions.
Huatai International operates as a holding company for consolidating all of the group’s cross-border businesses and companies under one umbrella, offering a truly unified and international business platform. In recognition of such international strength, the renowned international rating agency Standard and Poor’s has assigned Huatai International a “BBB+” rating (for long term) and “A-2” (for short-term).
Job Description:
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, low-latency trading systems and infrastructure.
- Continuously optimize existing trading algorithms and strategies to maximize efficiency and profitability.
- Build and enhance tools and frameworks that accelerate the research and deployment of new trading strategies.
- Analyze large, complex datasets to identify actionable patterns, trends, and market inefficiencies.
- Rigorously backtest and validate strategies using historical data to ensure robustness and profitability before live deployment.
- Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers and traders to integrate sophisticated models into the production trading environment.
- Proactively stay abreast of evolving market trends, cutting-edge academic research, and industry developments in quantitative finance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative field.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, preferably within a trading or finance-focused environment.
- Expert-level programming skills with proven experience building trading systems. C++ or Python preferred.
- Exceptional quantitative and analytical abilities, with a firm grasp of probability theory, statistics, and linear algebra.
- Practical knowledge of financial markets, electronic trading concepts, and algorithmic trading strategies.
- Outstanding problem-solving skills and the aptitude to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced, competitive environment.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.