JOB DETAILS

Head of Market Making Technology (Director)

CompanyCiti
LocationHong Kong S.A.R.
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJune 8, 2026
About The Company
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About the Role

Citi Equities Technology organization is looking for a senior, hands-on technologist to drive the global architecture & technology delivery of its market making platforms. This is a strategic position to drive technology strategy in this space & deliver best in class platforms across various product categories.

The senior technologist in this role will be responsible for ensuring architectural and design consistency across the platform, adherence to latency targets, maintaining high standards on code quality and continuous improvement of delivery processes like automated testing, dev ops & SRE. This role will provide hands-on coding and design leadership to the engineering team and work with other Electronic Trading leads on setting design direction for our global low-latency trading frameworks.

The role requires specialized skills in low-latency trading, system optimization techniques and performance tuning of OS & network interactions. Prior experience in building low latency, high throughput systems with microsecond precision is necessary.

This role will require close collaboration with the trading desks on platform design & optimization of trading strategies. Prior experience in  Market Making / Quantitative Trading / Algorithmic Trading is necessary along with knowledge of market microstructure and regulatory regimes across APAC markets.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, development and support of high-performance market making & electronic trading systems.
  • Partner with business users, quant researchers and clients on product development 
  • Manage and support a  global team of developers & QA specialists.
  • Continuous improvements of SDLC processes including Agile delivery, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines & support processes.
  • Envision, design and implement test cases for trading functions.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum 12 years of relevant experience with strong technical knowledge either Java, Rust or C++.
  • Demonstrable expertise in low-latency trading, zero garbage techniques and performance tuning of OS & network interactions.
  • Prior experience in leading global development teams.
  • Previous experience in developing automated trading platforms.
  • Strong understanding of automated testing techniques.
  • Solid understanding of SDLC practices including Agile methodologies and Continuous Integration processes.
  • Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals and meet deadlines.
  • Strong communication skills with a demonstrable ability to present & grasp complex concepts in a multicultural environment.

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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Key Skills
Low-Latency TradingSystem OptimizationJavaRustC++Market MicrostructureAlgorithmic TradingQuantitative TradingCI/CDAgile MethodologiesSREDevOpsPerformance TuningZero Garbage TechniquesSDLCAutomated Testing
Categories
TechnologyFinance & AccountingManagement & LeadershipSoftwareEngineering
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
Drive the global architecture and technology delivery of market making platforms while ensuring architectural consistency and adherence to latency targets. Lead a global engineering team in designing high-performance electronic trading systems and optimizing trading strategies in collaboration with business users.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
10+
💼Company Size
187056
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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