Agency Trading Stream - APAC Algos Developer

Key responsibilities

Are you passionate about delivering robust and scalable algorithmic trading stack? Are you motivated to deliver real business value?

We are seeking an experienced Developer to join the APAC Algos team within the Agency Trading Stream. The role is responsible for designing, developing, delivering and supporting high-performance electronic-trading software for a global internal and external client base across Equities, Exchange-Traded Derivatives and Foreign Exchange.

• Design, develop, test and deliver robust, scalable software for real-time, event-driven and distributed electronic-trading platforms.
• Analyse complex algorithmic-execution requirements and implement solutions for trading algorithms, Smart Order Routing (SOR), internalization and Direct Market Access.
• Contribute to the rollout of the global Algos platform, adapting capabilities to APAC market structures and requirements.
• Enhance system capacity, latency, throughput, stability, resilience, monitoring and operational supportability.
• Increase automated-test coverage and evolve the simulation test harness for additional algorithm, model and market scenarios.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise requirements for cybersecurity, platform hosting, application monitoring, logging and production readiness.
• Collaborate with global Technology teams, Quants and Traders, and provide Level 3 support for releases, incidents and root-cause analysis.

Join us

At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves.
We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.

The team

You will be working in the Front Office Algo Development Team in Sydney reporting to the APAC Head of Agency Algo Trading Development. We are responsible for providing best in class award winning execution trading algorithms, smart order routing (SOR) and direct market access for a global client base both internally and externally across Equities, Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETD) and FX asset classes.

Your skills and experience

A collaborative and self-motivated engineer who is passionate about solving complex trading problems, you can work effectively across teams and regions, progresses work with autonomy and integrity, challenges constructively, and balances timely delivery with long-term software quality and operational resilience.

• Approximately seven or more years of software-development experience in real-time, event-driven and distributed application environments.
• Expert knowledge of Core Java or C++, with strong proficiency in at least one and willingness to work with both.
• Hands-on experience in algorithmic-trading and SOR development.
• Proven delivery against demanding non-functional requirements, including stability, capacity, scalability, latency, throughput, monitoring and logging.
• Strong software-engineering fundamentals, including concurrent programming, distributed systems, automated testing and performance optimization.
• Practical experience with agile development, CI/CD, build automation and deployment processes.
• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related technical discipline, with strong written and verbal English communication skills.

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About us

UBS is a leading and truly global wealth manager and the leading universal bank in Switzerland. We also provide diversified asset management solutions and focused investment banking capabilities. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS is present in more than 50 markets around the globe.
We know that great work is never done alone. That’s why we place collaboration at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves. Want to find out more? Visit ubs.com/careers.

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