Software Engineering Lead (Capital Markets)

We are partnered with an established financial institution to look for a Software Engineering Lead. This is a permanent role based in Singapore.In this role, you will lead a high performing development squad responsible for enhancing and scaling a core, real time trading platform. You will balance hands on technical architecture with team leadership, driving the execution of mission critical features for global market operations.Main ResponsibilitiesGuide the technical direction and architectural design for a core execution platform, ensuring high performance and system resilience.Lead a team of talented software engineers, offering technical mentorship, conducting code reviews, and unblocking daily development challenges.Partner closely with product owners, quantitative analysts, and global technology leads to translate complex business needs into scalable technical solutions.Oversee end to end feature delivery, driving best practices in continuous integration, automated testing, and release management.Identify and execute performance optimization strategies for low latency data processing and real time web applications.Key RequirementsAt least 10 years of software development experience, with deep expertise across modern frontend frameworks (such as React, Redux, or RxJS) and robust backend environments (Java, Spring framework).Strong background in Capital Markets, Investment Banking, or Electronic Trading, with exposure to derivative products.Hands on experience designing high throughput, event driven platforms using tools like message queues (e.g., Kafka) and distributed datastores.Solid grasp of streaming protocols, RESTful APIs, and WebSockets for real time data delivery.Proven experience leading agile engineering teams, driving technical roadmaps, and establishing solid engineering practices.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.