C++ Developer, VP/Director Level

Sanderson Ikas; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson-iKas is seeking a Director/VP level Senior C++ Engineer to lead and deliver high-performance electronic trading technology. The role offers senior leadership or hands-on engineering paths in a fast-paced financial tech environment, with locations in Hong Kong or Singapore.

You will design, build and evolve core trading platforms that demand reliability, speed and engineering excellence, working with traders and researchers across global markets.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of multi-threaded programming and memory management.
• Experience building distributed applications with high throughput and low latency.
• Excellent debugging and performance tuning skills.
• Experience in Linux development environments.

Responsibilities

• Design high-performance C++ applications.
• Build resilient, low-latency distributed systems.
• Develop components for order execution, market connectivity, pricing, risk, or real-time data processing.
• Improve application performance through profiling and optimisation.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers, traders, and product stakeholders.
• Drive architecture discussions and influence technical standards.
• Contribute to software development practices, automation, testing and platform reliability.
• Investigate complex production issues and improve system stability.

Skills

Multi-threading

Memory management

Distributed systems

C++ performance tuning

Linux development

Technical leadership

Low-latency design

Tools

CI/CD

Containerization

Observability tooling

Job description

Director / Vice President - Senior C++ Engineer (Electronic Trading)

Location: Hong Kong or Singapore

About the Opportunity

Our client is expanding its electronic trading technology team and is looking for outstanding C++ engineers who enjoy building highly scalable, performance-critical systems used in global financial markets.

This is an opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers, traders and quantitative professionals to develop sophisticated trading platforms that demand exceptional reliability, speed and engineering quality.

Multiple headcounts within the team offer flexibility for experienced technical leaders as well as highly accomplished hands‑on engineers. Depending on your experience and leadership background, the role can be hired at Vice President or Director level.

What You'll Be Working On

As a senior member of the engineering organisation, you'll play a key role in designing, building and evolving core trading technology that supports electronic execution across global markets.

Responsibilities may include:

• Designing and developing high-performance applications using modern C++.
• Building resilient, low-latency distributed systems capable of operating in demanding production environments.
• Developing components supporting order execution, market connectivity, pricing, risk or real-time data processing.
• Improving application performance through profiling, optimisation and efficient system design.
• Working closely with quantitative researchers, traders and product stakeholders to deliver robust technology solutions.
• Driving architecture discussions and influencing technical standards across engineering teams.
• Contributing to the evolution of software development practices, automation, testing and platform reliability.
• Investigating complex production issues and continuously improving system stability and operational excellence.

Candidates joining at Director level may also:

• Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering initiatives.
• Mentor senior engineers and help develop technical talent across the organisation.
• Lead major platform modernisation projects and long-term engineering strategy.
• Partner with global technology leadership on architectural direction and delivery priorities.

What We're Looking For

We're interested in engineers who enjoy solving difficult technical problems and building systems where performance, reliability and scalability are equally important.

Successful candidates will typically demonstrate:

• Deep understanding of multi-threaded programming, memory management and concurrent system design.
• Experience building distributed applications with high throughput and low latency requirements.
• Excellent debugging, performance tuning and software engineering skills.
• Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals and real-time communication protocols.
• Experience working within Linux development environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A collaborative approach with a passion for engineering excellence.

Preferred Experience

While not essential, experience in one or more of the following would be advantageous:

• Electronic trading, capital markets or financial technology.
• Order management, execution platforms or market data infrastructure.
• Exchange connectivity, messaging technologies or financial protocols.
• Performance optimisation for latency-sensitive applications.
• Cloud‑native infrastructure, containerisation or modern DevOps practices.
• CI/CD, automated testing and observability tooling.

Who You Are

You enjoy solving technically demanding problems, take pride in writing clean and efficient code, and are motivated by working with talented engineers on systems that operate at scale.

Whether you're an experienced engineering manager who remains deeply hands‑on or a senior individual contributor recognised for your technical expertise, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact while continuing to grow your career.

Why Consider This Opportunity

• Work on business-critical technology used in global financial markets.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers, quantitative specialists and front‑office users.
• Influence architectural decisions and technical direction.
• Exposure to complex distributed systems and challenging engineering problems.
• Competitive compensation with clear opportunities for career progression.
• Flexible hiring at VP or Director level based on experience and technical capability.

"Sanderson-iKas" is the brand name for the following companies incorporated in Hong Kong: Sanderson Solutions International (Hong Kong) Limited (Business Registration no.53741924) and iKas International (Asia) Limited (Business Registration no.39818987)

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