Engineering Lead Tier 1 HFT Firm

About my client

My client is a proprietary trading firm that designs and implements its own trading systems and strategies to deliver liquidity across demanding and fast-evolving markets. The firm is committed to pushing boundaries in decentralized finance and is looking for like-minded builders.

The Role

My client is seeking an Engineering Lead to lead the core platform and trading infrastructure engineering team responsible for building next-generation low-latency trading infrastructure . This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you own end-to-end architecture and delivery of high-performance trading systems, combining deep low-latency expertise from traditional high-frequency trading with the demands of on-chain trading environments.

You will directly manage and mentor a team of elite software engineers, DevOps, and architects—while staying actively involved in architecture, critical implementation, and performance optimization. The ideal candidate has built and scaled low-latency trading systems in highly demanding environments and has a strong point of view on how modern trading infrastructure should be designed and operated.

Responsibilities

1. Lead greenfield design and implementation of a high-performance, low-latency trading platform that supports both off-chain and on-chain trading needs.
2. Write, review, and own critical code; make architectural decisions; personally resolve complex latency and performance problems; and drive redesigns to improve workflows, tooling, and delivery.
3. Manage, mentor, and coach engineers (including junior and mid-level) through 1:1s, feedback, and career development; foster a high-trust engineering culture.
4. Define clear timelines, manage dependencies across components, track progress, and ensure high-quality delivery across the full trading stack.
5. Maintain strong understanding across the trading infrastructure lifecycle—from market data ingestion through execution and risk systems—and effectively manage specialists working on different layers.
6. Drive continuous optimization for latency, throughput, reliability, and scalability in a competitive environment; monitor KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
7. Partner closely with trading, research, risk, and business stakeholders to ensure technical solutions directly support trading strategies and requirements.
8. Establish and enforce best practices across testing, CI/CD, monitoring, incident response, and post-incident learnings to minimize downtime.

Requirements

1. 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in technical leadership roles within trading or similarly high-stakes, low-latency environments.
2. Proven hands-on experience building or optimizing high-performance trading systems in elite trading contexts (traditional HFT and/or other high-frequency markets).
3. Demonstrated ability to build production low-latency systems using languages such as C++, Rust , or similar.
4. Track record of managing and mentoring high-performing engineering teams in fast-moving environments, with effective hiring/interviewing/onboarding as needed.
5. Solid grasp of how trading infrastructure fits together (market data, execution, risk, and related components), plus experience leading engineers across specialized areas.
6. Ability to set priorities, manage timelines, and drive complex technical programs to completion.
7. Ability to make sound technical decisions under ambiguity and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What the Firm Offers:

1. Collaborative, intellectually driven culture.
2. Healthy work-life balance with reasonable hours.
3. Free breakfast and lunch, gym reimbursement, social events.
4. Private healthcare, education assistance, and corporate discounts.
5. Flat hierarchy

Please send your CV to Wisely Collin at [email protected], or call +852 9057 9944 for a confidential discussion.