ED, Software Engineer

Singapore Exchange Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) invites a seasoned leader to assume the role of Executive Director, Software Engineering. You will shape SGX’s enterprise software engineering vision, drive platform strategy, and define the technical operating model to ensure architecture excellence, platform resilience, and governance across the technology estate.

This leadership position offers a rare opportunity to influence engineering practices at scale, modernise delivery, and build long-term capability,

Job description

The Executive Director, Software Engineering is a seasoned technology leader responsible for shaping SGX’s enterprise software engineering vision, platform strategy, and technical operating model. This role holds broad accountability for engineering excellence across architecture, platform resilience, governance, and leadership capability, ensuring SGX’s technology estate remains secure, scalable, and future-ready. Working across multiple teams and domains, the role translates strategic priorities into modern engineering practices, drives critical technology decisions, raises technical standards, and enables senior engineering leaders to deliver high-performing platforms that strengthen SGX’s long-term competitiveness, innovation, and operational resilience.

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of software engineering at SGX by influencing enterprise architecture, platform strategy, and the engineering practices that underpin critical market infrastructure. It is suited for a leader who is motivated by building long-term capability, modernising engineering at scale, and leaving a lasting impact on how technology enables business growth, resilience, and innovation.

Beyond immediate leadership accountability, the role provides a compelling career path into broader enterprise technology leadership, with opportunities to deepen influence across strategy, engineering transformation, architecture governance, and organisational capability building. It is an ideal platform for a senior leader seeking to expand enterprise impact, develop the next generation of engineering leadership, and play a defining role in SGX’s technology evolution.