Futu Holdings Limited
2027 Fresh Grad Hire - Backend Engineer (Market Data Connectivity)
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Develop and maintain global market data connectivity systems supporting high concurrency, high reliability, and millisecond-level response times. Responsibilities include technical research, architecture design, software development, maintenance, market data vendor integration, and performance optimization. Collaborate with product, QA, and frontend teams to deliver financial-grade applications while applying AI coding tools and developing expertise in equities, options, and international financial markets.
About Us
Futu's Market Data business connects market data across multiple global markets and asset classes (equities, options, and more), with a mission to build a market data platform featuring high concurrency, high reliability, and millisecond-level response times. The team covers core areas including massive-scale client gateways, exchange market data connectivity, and market data mining and application. We are looking for talented engineers who are passionate about technology and eager to take on challenges, to join us in building world-class financial services and reshaping the investment experience through technological innovation.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of technical research, architecture design, development iterations, and routine maintenance for the global market data connectivity system.
- Explore the application of cutting-edge technologies in market data scenarios, and participate in key technical initiatives across core links such as high concurrency and millisecond-level response.
- Interface with overseas upstream market data vendors, and drive the evaluation, integration, and optimization of market data sources.
- Collaborate closely with product, QA, and frontend teams to deliver high-availability, high-performance financial-grade applications.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a related field.
- Familiarity with the Linux environment, with a foundation in network programming or server-side development.
- Proficiency in at least one of C/C++/Golang; familiarity with common Linux commands; solid grounding in data structures and algorithms.
- Proficient in using AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor) to improve development efficiency, while ensuring deliverables are verifiable and production-ready.
- Excellent English & Chinese listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills; ability to read English technical documentation and to communicate with external vendors in English for day-to-day and technical coordination.
- Strong interest in the financial domain, with foundational financial knowledge; familiarity with the basic concepts and mechanisms of financial products such as equities and options; understanding of how major international financial markets operate. Willingness to develop a deep understanding of business logic and to drive close alignment between technical and business requirements.
- Strong learning ability, systems thinking, and problem analysis and resolution skills; a strong sense of responsibility; resilience under pressure; effective communication and collaboration; technical passion and self-motivation.
*Open to candidates graduating between January 2026 and August 2027.
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