Software Engineer

Technical Lead – Trading SystemsLocations: Singapore, London or New YorkOverviewA leading quantitative trading firm (HFT) is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to drive the development of mission-critical trading systems across its global trading platform.This is a player-coach role for an experienced engineer who enjoys remaining deeply involved in production development while leading and mentoring a small engineering team. Approximately 70% of the role will focus on hands-on engineering, with the remaining 30% covering technical leadership and people management.ResponsibilitiesLead the design and development of high-performance, low-latency trading systems.Write and maintain production-quality software across the trading platform.Provide technical leadership to a team of software and quantitative developers.Mentor junior engineers and support their technical development.Establish engineering standards, development practices and architectural principles.Partner closely with traders, quantitative researchers and senior stakeholders.Drive system architecture and the long-term evolution of the trading platform.Participate in system design, code reviews, testing and production support.Improve the reliability, scalability and performance of core trading infrastructure.RequirementsExtensive experience (7 yrs+) building production trading systems within electronic trading.Expert-level C++ software engineering skills.Strong understanding of distributed systems, low-latency architecture and trading infrastructure.Previous experience leading, mentoring or managing engineers.Demonstrated ability to deliver complex systems into production.Comfortable working closely with trading and quantitative research teams.Strong communication, technical judgement and leadership skills.Preferred BackgroundCandidates may currently be working as a:Senior Software EngineerStaff EngineerTechnical LeadHands-on Engineering ManagerSenior Quantitative DeveloperRelevant backgrounds include:HFT firmsProprietary trading firmsQuantitative hedge fundsElectronic market makersIdeal ProfileThe successful candidate will be a strong individual contributor who remains passionate about writing production code while taking responsibility for architecture, delivery and team development. They should be comfortable balancing hands-on engineering with mentorship and people management, and motivated by building highly reliable, scalable and high-performance trading technology.Please email your CV to steven@aaaglobal.co.uk with a copy of your CV if you are interested in this position.