Head of HFT Trading Technology

必須

• Proven experience managing or leading teams that build and support high-frequency / ultra-low-latency trading systems.

• Strong hands-on technical background in at least one of the following:

  • FPGA development using Verilog
  • High-performance C programming
  • LuaJIT or similar high-performance scripting environments
• Deep understanding of low-latency system design, market data handling, order gateways, and exchange connectivity.
• Experience with Japanese equity and futures markets (TSE, JNX, ODX, JAX, OSE) is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with sophisticated external HFT clients.
• Experience operating in a production-critical environment with high availability and strict latency requirements.
• Strong leadership, people-management, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a high-pressure, results-oriented environment.
• Ability to conceptualize and think clearly
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Self starter who is action and result oriented
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal
• Able to think laterally and take a pragmatic approach, when necessary, to issue resolution
• Degree holder or above
• Fluent written and spoken English

歓迎

• Prior experience at a major broker, exchange, or proprietary trading firm focused on HFT/market-making technology.
• Knowledge of FPGA toolchains, hardware acceleration techniques, and kernel-bypass networking.
• Familiarity with Japanese financial regulations and operational practices in the securities industry.
• Experience building and scaling in-house trading technology without reliance on third-party vendors.
• Japanese is not mandatory but would be a plus

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Job/Group Overview

• This role offers the opportunity to join a closely-knit, highly skilled Front Office Trading Technology group renowned for its expertise and professionalism. We foster a collaborative environment that emphasizes face-to-face communication, enabling you to participate in the technical project initiation through to successful go-live, offering a strong sense of accomplishment. This position provides unique exposure to decision-makers at some of the world’s largest HFT firms.
• We are seeking an experienced Manager to lead our specialized High-Frequency Trading (HFT) systems team in Japan. This team designs, develops, supports, and continuously optimizes ultra-low-latency trading systems that serve sophisticated HFT clients based outside Japan.
• Our systems trade products listed on TSE, JNX, ODX, JAX, and OSE.
• The team has built and maintains trading infrastructure that consistently delivers the lowest latency among brokers in the market - entirely developed in-house with no reliance on external vendors.
• The team designs, implements and operates co-located trading infrastructure and exchange connectivity that must deliver reliable, deterministic performance at microsecond/nanosecond levels and process large volumes of real-time data. You will oversee and work closely with FPGA/Verilog/C/LUAJit/Java application developers, network engineers, Linux sysadmins and trading desk stakeholders to deliver market-leading DMA co-lo solutions.
• Ultra-Low Latency High-Frequency DMA is a key component of Nomura’s Electronic Trading franchise. This development role is embedded within our Tokyo-based team delivering cutting edge DMA co-location solutions.

Responsibilities

• ー Lead and manage a high-performing engineering team responsible for the full lifecycle of HFT and ultra-low-latency trading systems (development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support).
• ー Drive technical strategy and architecture for two tiers of systems:
• Premium tier**: FPGA-based solutions developed in Verilog.
• Standard tier**: Software systems written in C and LuaJIT.
• ー Ensure continuous improvement of system performance, reliability, and latency competitiveness.
• ー Participate in the day-to-day production support and incident management for critical trading systems.
• ー Act as a primary technical point of contact for external HFT clients, managing technical communication, requirements gathering, issue resolution, and relationship management.
• ー Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders (trading, risk, compliance, infrastructure) to align system capabilities with business and client needs.
• ー Set technical standards, code quality practices, and operational excellence processes within the team.
• ー Mentor and develop engineers, foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous learning.
• ー Manage team priorities, capacity planning, and delivery timelines in a fast-paced, market-driven environment.
• ー Ensure all systems and processes meet regulatory, security, and operational risk requirements applicable to a major Japanese securities firm.