💼 Full-Time Position

Global Banking & Markets, Senior Low-Level Systems Engineer (Linux Kernel and Low Latency), Vice President, Hong Kong

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Goldman Sachs
📍 Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Posted
June 16, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced developer passionate about low-level coding to design and optimize high-performance, mission-critical systems on Linux. You will work close to the metal across kernel and user space, focusing on performance, reliability, and deterministic latency. Experience in financial markets is a strong plus, but not required.

What You Will Do

  • Design, build, and optimize high-performance services in: C, C++, and Java.
  • Engineer performance-critical components across user space and kernel interfaces, emphasizing memory, scheduling, I/O, and networking paths.
  • Develop and tune networking pipelines, including multicast and unicast UDP and TCP, with careful socket, buffer, and NIC configuration.
  • Implement kernel-bypass or fast-path networking where appropriate (for example, DPDK, netmap, XDP), including queue, NIC offload, and CPU affinity strategies.
  • Contribute to or interact with Linux kerne...