TRAINEE: Front Office Software Engineer

Corporate & Investment banking

Trainee

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Reference 26000H4M

Start date 2026/09/01

Publication date 2026/07/21

Responsibilities

What We Offer

Your life doesn’t revolve around your job. So, find the job that revolves around your life.

The Trainee role is a full time 24-month contract with Societe Generale where you will have access to a diverse range of training materials to help you succeed, covering various aspects of businesses, including but not limited to technical skills, leadership development, communication skills, client service and relationship management. To be eligible, please ensure you have completed your qualification and will be available to work full time for the duration of Trainee contract.

Responsibilities

You will oversee defining problems, gathering requirements, proposing technical solutions, implementing them with a focus on low latency, following up technical and functional performance indicators, improving the backtest platform.
In DevOps mode, you will ensure the support of the platform in rotation with other teammates during trading hours of Asian markets (covering all major markets from Japan to India). You will work in collaboration with IT teams involved in dedicated infrastructure for the Quantitative Market Making trading activity and market connectivity to Asian markets.
You will use your knowledge and previous experience to focus on technical performance, maintainability and reusability of the code produced. You will engage in recurrent code reviews, peer trainings and regular communication with other team members.
You will be encouraged to update your knowledge about state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment.
You will be sitting next to Front Office users, with whom you will have daily interactions in a team driven by direct business needs.
Candidates with outstanding performance will be considered for early conversion to permanent roles.

Profile required

Curious, autonomous and passionate, you understand the problems presented and use empirical thinking to identify root causes. You make use of your knowledge and experience to deliver ingenious, simple and efficient solutions.

Minimum qualifications

Solid experience with C# or C++
Quality oriented with emphasis on software design and architecture
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (computer science, mathematics, engineering)
Ability to work in an integrated team

Preferred qualifications

Experience with object-oriented designs and common patterns
Experience in multi-threading and concurrency problematics
Knowledge of network protocols and socket programming
Experience in Stocks and Derivatives products
Experience of software development of trading algorithms and strategies

Nice to have

Experience in Warrants, CBBC and Options products
Experience in development of low latency trading systems
Experience in supporting market making trading activity
Knowledge of network adapters and CPU architectures (for profiling and optimization)
Knowledge of electronic Asian markets specificities or previous experience in market connectivity
Experience with development on Windows platform

Spoken Languages

English

Behavioral Skills

Innovation - Thinking out of the box/Creativity: I propose new ideas and solutions
Responsibility - Risk awareness: I am constantly on the lookout for risks
Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance
Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge
Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority
Team Spirit - Open mindset: I listen and share my views and my expertise in an open mode

Business insight

Our Culture:

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I):

Our mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our vision:

Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

Check out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/ Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodations of assistance during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our HR staff know.

Department Description

The "Front Office development" team aims to design, implement, maintain, and support electronic trading software solutions for Quantitative Market Making trading desk.

By joining our team, you will work in a multi-cultural environment, encouraging exploration of new technologies and ideas, with a flat management structure, a high exposition and direct impact on trading activity.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.

TRAINEE: Front Office Software Engineer

Trainee

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Responsibilities Profile required Business insight Diversity and Inclusion

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