Experienced C++ Software Engineer

Da Vinci is a proprietary trading house founded in 2015 and specialised in solving market inefficiencies by identifying opportunities based on volatility arbitrage and delta1 strategies and providing liquidity to the markets. We are headquartered in the home of the world’s first stock market, Amsterdam, and we have offices in Miami, Mumbai and Hong Kong. Today, we trade on the most prominent exchanges across Asia and the US. Our vision is set on sustainable growth and collaboration across teams and offices. We always keep our work smart and innovative and are building a team of trading enthusiasts. The key to our success is hiring not only intelligent but inventive, laser‑focused and highly efficient individuals. Across all departments—trading, quantitative research and development alike—Da Vinci is made up of some of the sharpest minds and most passionate players in the industry. We are non‑hierarchical and support employees in exploring their interests and strengths, placing no limit on personal growth. About the Role As a Software Engineer at Da Vinci, you’ll work closely with a team of highly skilled traders and quantitative researchers. You will have direct, immediate, and large‑scale impact on the company, whether you focus on our trading algorithms or the architecture of our technology’s core components. Da Vinci engineers are hired for their passion and knack for coding and solving technical challenges. They love to think outside the box and see their code in production only hours after the initial idea was born. All our software engineers take full ownership of projects directly relevant to the core business, seeing them through from idea to implementation to optimisation and maintenance. Combined with the fast feedback loops and multidisciplinary collaboration, this lays the groundwork for an intellectually stimulating and exciting day‑to‑day life in our engineering team. Da Vinci offers a dynamic work environment, where employees are given the freedom to come up with great ideas and the space to push these to completion. This is a once‑in‑a‑lifetime opportunity to be part of a successful and fast‑growing company. Responsibilities: Understand and discuss requirements with team members, i.e. traders and researchers Design, implement, test and optimise trading algorithms and strategies ensuring our competitiveness in the market Continuously improve and guard the long‑term architecture of our in‑house developed trading system in terms of latency, accuracy, capacity, regulations etc. Work closely with Trading, Research and Trading Intelligence to innovate the way we do things, i.e. by automating and optimising workflows Manage various operational aspects to bring your projects to completion, such as deploy, monitor and tweak systems Investigate opportunities and solve problems as they occur with a hands‑on, pragmatic approach Requirements: Experience with creating C++ production code Python experience is preferable but can otherwise be learned on the job Serious about code quality, taking full responsibility and accountability for your contributions Enjoy using lean and efficient code to solve a wide variety of problems Practical and results‑driven attitude Good communication skills, with the ability to understand requirements and explain technical concepts to non‑technical people Desire to work in a multidisciplinary team environment, including collaborating with traders and researchers on a daily basis Base salary of between 1mln to 1.4mln HKD (depending on the level of experience) Excellent variable pay and growth opportunities Outstanding performance is also rewarded with shareholding in the company Social events and after‑work drinks Teams: As a software engineer, you will be working in one of our four core business teams, divided by markets, collaborating with traders, quant researchers and trading systems engineers. Each team has its own unique challenges and projects, and the freedom to adjust their processes to best fit the team needs. As a crucial part of the team, you will shape the priorities and goals by bringing the valued perspective of an engineer. Although our teams are tight‑knit and you’ll work closely with traders and researchers on all projects, we keep a transparent culture between teams and encourage as much communication and knowledge sharing across the company as possible. Our trading system: As a trading company, one of our proudest moments was going live with our very own trading system, developed from scratch by our excellent engineers. Melzi, named after Leonardo Da Vinci’s favourite student, was designed with our very own unique needs and priorities in mind. Since launching, our traders have been very excited to work with this custom‑made and highly efficient system. Process: HR Interview: If your experience and profile match what we look for, we will invite you to an initial conversation with the recruiter. In this conversation, you will learn more about Da Vinci and give us the opportunity to get to know you better. We will assess whether your soft skills and motivators fit our way of working. Coding challenge: This take‑home assessment will give you a chance to understand the role further through similar tasks to the ones you’ll encounter on our trading floor. It allows us to assess your coding skills, as well as your approach to problem solving. Technical Interview: During this conversation with one of our lead engineers you will get to geek out on your knowledge of computer science and C++ programming. Final Round: This is a combination of an in‑depth technical interview where you will do some live coding, and a final HR interview. Whenever possible we will invite you to the office to feel the atmosphere and get to know the team you might see a lot more of in the future Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Finance and Engineering Industries: Financial Services and Capital Markets #J-18808-Ljbffr