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Tech Lead / Lead Software Engineer (10+ yrs) – Buy-Side Firm | Singapore
A leading global buy-side firm is looking for a hands-on Tech Lead / Lead Software Engineer to join its Singapore team, taking ownership of the architecture, design and development of scalable, high-performance trading technology platforms.
This is an opportunity to combine hands-on software engineering, system design and technical leadership, working closely with global engineering teams across the US, UK, Europe and Asia.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of scalable, resilient, event-driven trade processing platforms, supporting post-execution workflows, trade lifecycle management, fee calculations, distribution and cash flows.
- Own end-to-end system architecture, technical design and development, with significant involvement in building new platforms and modernising existing systems.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership to a small team of approximately 2–6 engineers, driving engineering standards, code quality and delivery.
- Collaborate with global technology and business stakeholders to deliver robust, business-critical solutions.
- Leverage modern AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and development workflows.
Key Requirements
- Strong software engineering background in Rust, C#, Java or Python. (10+ yrs)
- Proven experience designing and building complex platforms, ideally involving greenfield development or major system migrations.
- Strong understanding of event-driven architecture and messaging technologies, preferably Kafka, although RabbitMQ, Solace, SNS/SQS or similar are acceptable.
- Hands-on experience with cloud technologies, ideally AWS, although Azure or GCP are also considered.
- Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring engineers, either in a formal management capacity or as a technical lead.
- Prior experience within financial services, covering front, middle or back-office technology. Exposure to trade processing systems is highly desirable.
This role offers significant technical ownership, global exposure and the opportunity to remain hands-on while leading a high-calibre engineering team.
Location: Singapore
Technology: Rust / C# / Java / Python | Kafka | AWS
Industry: Buy-Side / Financial Services
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