Securities brokerage with infrastructure modernization and trading-system overhaul underway
China Merchants Securities operates a multi-branch brokerage platform built on a distributed systems stack (Kafka, Redis, RabbitMQ, Zookeeper) and multi-cloud deployment (AWS, Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, Azure). The company is actively rebuilding its trading infrastructure and data platforms — indicated by concurrent projects in new-generation trading systems, cloud data middleware, and fund analysis — while grappling with system stability and digital transformation across core business lines. Finance and engineering dominate the hiring mix, reflecting a shift toward institutional client scaling and backend reliability.
Notable leadership hires: Investment Director
China Merchants Securities is a publicly listed Chinese securities firm headquartered in Shenzhen, operating 100 branch offices across major Chinese cities. Founded in 1991, the firm ranked eighth by revenue among Chinese securities companies as of 2013. The company serves both retail and institutional clients through traditional brokerage services, with growing focus on M&A advisory, asset custody, and fund services. Current organizational priorities span digital transformation, institutional client acquisition, and modernization of trading and settlement infrastructure.
The company uses Python, Kafka, Redis, RabbitMQ, and Zookeeper for core systems, MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server for databases, and deploys across AWS, Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and Azure. Infrastructure tools include Prometheus, Zabbix, Nginx, VMware vSphere, and KVM.
Active initiatives include a new-generation trading system, cloud infrastructure data middle platform, asset custody and fund service system, M&A project execution, valuation calculation system enhancements, and a systematic fund analysis platform.
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