Software Engineering - C++, Systematic Trading, Equities

Responsibilities:

• An opportunity is available for an experienced software engineering leader to drive impact across trading technology platforms.
• In this role, you will lead a technical domain within Equities Trading Technologies and influence multiple teams, projects, and cross-regional initiatives.
• You will leverage deep expertise in software development, architecture, and technical leadership to deliver high-performance trading systems. The role requires collaboration with engineering teams and stakeholders globally while driving innovation, strategic technical direction, and delivery of scalable solutions.
• Lead the design, development, and performance optimization of ultra-low-latency trading systems in C++ for equity derivatives market-making across APAC exchanges.
• Architect and implement exchange connectivity solutions for Asian markets using FIX protocol and native binary exchange protocols.
• Build and scale the Singapore engineering team, establishing hiring pipelines and university partnerships to support team growth.
• Define and execute the technology roadmap for trading system expansion and guide strategic technical decisions across the region.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams across Hong Kong, New York, and London to deliver cross-regional platform capabilities.
• Mentor engineers and cultivate a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with trading desks, quantitative researchers, and business stakeholders to translate trading requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Promote adoption of modern engineering practices, frameworks, and development tools across the organization.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 10+ years working on trading systems.
• Expert-level proficiency in C++ (C++14/17/20) with proven experience developing ultra-low-latency systems.
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and developing senior engineers.
• Strong knowledge of low-latency optimization techniques.
• Experience with exchange connectivity, including FIX protocol, binary exchange protocols, TCP/UDP socket programming, and multicast market data.
• Proven expertise in designing and supporting large-scale distributed systems with high availability and automated failover.
• Ability to influence technical direction across global teams and align stakeholders in complex, matrixed environments.
• Experience with build systems, configuration management, and CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins.
• Hands-on experience with Asian exchange protocols.
• Understanding of options Greeks, market-making strategies, volatility trading, and derivatives pricing.
• Experience building market data feed handlers and order management systems for high-throughput, latency-sensitive environments.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering workflows.

Application:

• Apply to this job posting, and email your CV with the job title as the subject line to: [Confidential Information]