Software Engineer (C++, Low latency)

About the role

This is a high‑impact position at a leading global financial institution building a next‑generation Equities Systematic Trading platform in Singapore. The role sits at the intersection of data engineering, quantitative research and low‑latency trading systems, with direct exposure to front‑office teams.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and enhance application code and scripts to support platform functionality.
• Manage and automate deployment processes, ensuring smooth releases across environments.
• Promote engineering standards, tools and best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Partner with infrastructure, platform and application teams to improve system stability and resilience.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement timely resolutions.

Required profile

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field with approximately 5+ years of hands‑on engineering experience.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++; familiarity with Python or Kotlin is a plus.
• Proven ability to handle end‑to‑end development from requirements through deployment and support.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, build tools and configuration management (e.g., Jenkins).
• Track record of strong problem‑solving and delivering effective solutions.
• Experience building and supporting scalable, distributed systems with high availability and failover capabilities.
• Background in developing and supporting Linux‑based applications, ideally within trading environments.

Required skills

• C++
• C
• Python
• Kotlin
• Jenkins
• Linux
• Distributed systems
• High availability and failover
• Splunk
• Grafana