Software Engineer (C++, Low Latency)

*Singapore returnees or candidates currently residing outside of Singapore are welcome to apply.

Company Summary

A leading global financial institution is building out its next-generation Equities Systematic Trading platform in Singapore. This initiative focuses on modernising core data infrastructure to support quantitative research, electronic trading, and derivatives trading strategies.

This is a high-impact opportunity to work at the intersection of data engineering, quantitative research, and low-latency trading systems, with direct exposure to front-office teams.

Roles & 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 across the development lifecycle
• Partner with infrastructure, platform, and application teams to improve system stability and resilience
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement timely resolutions

Requirements

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

Nice to have:

• Exposure to electronic trading systems and FIX protocol
• Understanding of global markets (equities, futures, options) and exchange connectivity
• Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools such as Splunk or Grafana

If you're interested in the above role, click on the 'apply' function now! Alternatively, you can contact Mon Fei at for a confidential discussion. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Morgan McKinley Pte Ltd

Chow Mon Fei

EA Licence No: 11C5502

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