Principal Software Engineer - Collateral Treasury Trading Platforms

In compliance with applicable laws, HSBC is committed to employing only those who are authorized to work in Canada. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada as HSBC will not engage in immigration sponsorship for this position.

In Canada, HSBC Global Services (Canada) Limited (HGCA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Global Services Limited. Operating in Toronto, HGCA is part of a global service company, delivering services to support the operating entities of HSBC Group. We have different capabilities that provide tools and processes to facilitate the functions, business, and entities with their service management responsibilities.

Why HSBC

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. Guided by our purpose of opening up a world of opportunity, our ambition is to become the world’s most trusted bank globally, putting customers at the heart of everything we do.

The Opportunity

HSBC Digital Business Services provides essential operational and technical support to our global businesses, helping improve customer service and efficiency. In this role you will help build and enhance a scalable, resilient and highly available Collateral Treasury trading platform used across four regions - HSBC Bank Europe (HBEU), HSBC Bank Asia-Pacific (HBAP), HSBC Bank USA (HBUS) and HSBC Bank Canada (HBCE). You will work closely with the Collateral Treasury trading desk and product teams to deliver new functionality and platform enhancements with speed, accuracy and quality. The work is delivered in a regulated environment, partnering with Compliance, Non-Financial Risk (NFR) and other risk and control stakeholders to keep the platform aligned with regulatory requirements and internal policies. Success means evolving the platform’s design and architecture while strengthening reliability, scalability and the quality of delivery.

What you'll be doing

• Build and enhance a scalable, resilient and highly available Collateral Treasury trading platform across HSBC Bank Europe (HBEU), HSBC Bank Asia-Pacific (HBAP), HSBC Bank USA (HBUS) and HSBC Bank Canada (HBCE)
• Shape the design, architecture and technical evolution of the platform in line with strategic business and technology objectives
• Partner with the Collateral Treasury trading desk and product teams to deliver new functionality and platform enhancements
• Collaborate with Compliance, Non-Financial Risk (NFR) and risk and control stakeholders to align with regulatory requirements and internal policies
• Strengthen collaboration across the global engineering team through joint development, code reviews and knowledge sharing
• Influence the target-state architecture and the future direction of the platform and its supporting technology landscape

What we're looking for

• Bring expert-level Java development experience including the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), garbage collection, data structures and non-blocking input/output (I/O)
• Build cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with strong understanding of deployment patterns, scalability, resilience and managed services
• Design and build technology solutions in a regulated environment with awareness of risk and risk management principles
• Deliver software using Agile practices and apply DevOps principles and toolchains
• Partner effectively with trading, product and engineering stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes at pace
• Bring experience in investment banking or financial services
• Apply artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) enabled application development experience to integrate capabilities using modern services or frameworks where relevant
• Bring knowledge of Prime Brokerage and distributed trading platform architecture or equivalent demonstrable experience

Building the Collateral Treasury platform

This is a hands-on engineering role with direct impact on how Collateral Treasury operates across regions. You will work with stakeholders close to the business while helping shape the platform’s future architecture and delivery approach. If you are interested in building high-availability trading technology on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and delivering meaningful platform change in a regulated environment, we would like to hear from you.

As an HSBC employee, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities to ensure you have the right skills for today and tomorrow.

At HSBC, our overall goal is to provide a competitive Total Reward Package, with an appropriate mix of fixed pay, and variable pay, as part of an employee’s overall total compensation and benefits. Variable pay generally takes the form of discretionary, annual awards (sometimes referred to as a “bonus”). Additionally, HSBC offers a wide range of competitive and flexible benefits designed to help you improve your health and well-being, finances, and lifestyle.

The final fixed pay offer will depend on the candidate and a number of variables, including but not limited to, role responsibilities, skill set, depth of experience and education, licensing/certification requirements, internal relativity, and specific work location.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, race, national origin, ethnicity, disability or medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran service, religion, creed, sex, gender, pregnancy, childbirth, caregiver status, marital status, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other trait protected by applicable law.