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Futures Front Office Technical Lead (Full Stack Engineer)

HSBC

New York, NY
Full Time
Senior
145k-218k
about 2 months ago

Job Description

About the Role

Our purpose - Opening up a world of opportunity - explains why we exist. Here at HSBC, we use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth, and perspectives to open up new kinds of opportunity for our more than 40 million customers. We're bringing together the people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world - for our customers, our people, our investors, our communities, and the planet we all share. Futures Technology is a global team providing technology services to the HSBC Futures business. The team manages multiple Listed Derivatives e-Trading platforms, delivering key client and regulatory/exchange driven projects to support our global business and its customers. We follow Agile and DevOps principles to deliver business value, focusing on continuous improvement, technical excellence, and building performant, scalable, and reliable systems. The team spans multiple trading hubs worldwide and values engineers with a growth mindset, curiosity, and a willingness to challenge the status quo. We seek full-stack DevOps engineers comfortable working across UI, backend, databases, and infrastructure, and eager to learn new technologies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Involve with all phases of futures Technology projects including requirements gathering/analysis, design, architecting, project managing, development, testing, and implementation.
  • Provide technical support of our Futures execution stack, supporting internal and external clients across vendor platforms and internal systems, including FIX client onboarding and certifications.
  • Be responsible for incident and problem resolution, ensuring best-in-class service to our user base.
  • Drive a culture of diversity & inclusion, being inquisitive, innovative, data-driven, continuous improvement, and learning within the team.

Requirements

  • Experience with front office trading is highly required.
  • Previous development skills with Java are required and Python.
  • Scripting experience preferably in Python.
  • Strong technical skills with Java development and SQL database experience.
  • Experience navigating UNIX/LINUX environments and shell scripting.
  • Analytical skills and excellent troubleshooting abilities.
  • Strong Futures eTrading systems and exchange connectivity experience, including knowledge and hands-on experience with the FIX Protocol for client FIX certification and normalization.
  • Vendor system knowledge such as Itiviti ULLINK, FIS Valdi, TT, Bloomberg TradeBook, Clearvision, Fidessa, etc.
  • Good communication skills, able to interact effectively with traders, vendors, back-office personnel, and other IT teams.
  • Ability to articulate and communicate with a range of stakeholders from traders to developers and engineers.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with additional programming languages and technologies.
  • Experience working in a global, multi-location team environment.

Qualifications

  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S., as HSBC does not sponsor immigration for this role.

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive pay range between $145,400.00 and $218,000.00, depending on candidate and variables.
  • A comprehensive total reward package including fixed and variable pay.
  • Access to tailored professional development opportunities.
  • A robust Wellness Hub, inclusive and diverse work environment.
  • Industry-leading volunteerism policy, matching gift program, and sustainability initiatives.

Working at HSBC

We value difference, succeed together, take responsibility, and get it done. HSBC fosters a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive work environment, empowering employees to drive engagement with communities, participate in Employee Resource Groups, and develop professionally through various initiatives.

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Job Details

Posted AtJun 11, 2025
Salary145k-218k
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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About HSBC

Website

hsbc.com

Company Size

10000+ employees

Location

New York, NY

Industry

Commercial Banking

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