Company: Daksh Trading
Company Address: Room-9, Smart Space Fintech 1, Level-6, Core-E, Cyberport-3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong
Company Website: https://www.dakshtrading.com/
Company Background:
Daksh Trading is a fast growing trading startup specializing in automated market making strategies. We strive to be at the forefront of low latency execution, financial modelling and risk management.
We are a trading firm at heart, however we believe that technology is our main driver of success. We believe in a truly informal and flat organization without rigid hierarchies where ideas can be recognized and put to practice from anyone in our organization.
We generate IP on trading software, financial strategies and quantitative models for automated market making on global financial markets. We strive to be at the forefront of low latency execution, financial modelling and risk management.
Type of Industry: IT
Job Title: Quantitative Software Developer Intern
Job Type: Graduate Job
No. of Vacancy: 1
Target Students: Year 3-4
Job Description:
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Feature development
a. Work directly with traders who have a deep respect for technology.
b. Collect and analyze data.
c. Prototype solutions and models in order to confirm validity and
effectiveness of the proposals.
d. Develop, test and back-test production ready solutions
2. You will write code for
a. New features
b. Latency and stability improvements
c. Analyzing huge volume of data
d. Implementing and testing new design ideas
3. You will be responsible for managing your time and tasks on development,
analysis and experimentation.
4. You will be required to keep a variety of systems and technologies up-to-date and
improve them for business operations.
Job Requirements:
Academic requirement:
1. Pursuing Bachelor's or Dual Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer
Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field
2. Understanding of Computer Architecture
3. Knowledge of Algorithms and Data structures
4. Strong Quantitative skills
Coding/IT Skills:
1. Ability to work in a Linux environment
2. Ability to write clean, reliable and highly scalable code
3. Experience of development in C++
4. Experience with high-transaction, low-latency optimisation
5. Some networking experience
6. Understanding of CPU architecture
7. Understanding of test-driven and data-driven design
8. We extensively use Python as a tool for data mining,analysis and scripting.
Knowledge of Python is a plus.
9. We use Javascript as a tool for front-end display for traders. Knowledge of
JavaScript is a plus.
Must be Interested in:
1. Achieving maximum performance from available hardware and software
2. Attracted to the dynamics and fundamentals of the financial markets
3. Eagerness to learn and broaden one's skill set is a must, also outside your
department
Communication Skills:
1. Ability to communicate with technical and business colleagues
2. Fluent in English is a must
Personality Traits:
1. Ability to work independently and also in a team
2. Can take initiative
3. Highly analytical and good problem solving qualities
4. Detail oriented and precise
Expected Commencement Date/Period: Negotiable
Monthly Salary: Full Time: 90K USD base per annum , 20K USD in sign-on bonus and minimum first year bonus of 30% of base.
Working Days: Monday - Friday
Working Hours: 9am-7pm
Annual Leave: 15 days (not applicable for summer intern)
Benefits:
What we offer:
1. Competitive package
2. Learn about top of the class trading system.
3. Quick feedback loop. There is nothing like seeing your ideas/solutions make an
impact on business real quick. We deploy quickly and often to get incremental
benefits as they are developed.
4. We operate at the bleeding edge of technology, that keeps us on toes and always
excited about technology shaping our business.
5. Opportunity to learn as we really believe in sharing knowledge and technology,
helping individual in their personal growth.
6. To see and learn up close how financial markets work.
7. Getting to know, learn and share ideas and solutions with other smart people.
8. Opportunity for Conversion to Full-Time Employee:
a. Joining Bonus: $20,000 USD if a permanent role offer is made and the
candidate joins
b. Base Salary: $90,000 USD per annual gross
c. Discretionary bonus
Application Details:
Please apply by sending your resume to recruitment@dakshtrading.com
Application Deadline: 31 December 2025 (Wednesday)
Date Exhibited: 11 September 2025