Engineering Lead – Quant Platform & Distributed Systems

WorldQuant LLC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment firm in Singapore seeks a Software Engineering Lead to oversee the technical direction of its research platform. The role involves collaborating with researchers and portfolio managers to drive infrastructure modernization and manage a team of engineers. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and over 6 years of experience in building scalable backend systems with strong familiarity in Python. Excellent communication skills are essential to bridge technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on industry experience in backend systems.
• Experience with simulation systems or research platform engineering preferred.
• Ability to engage with quant researchers and PMs.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical roadmap for the MetaTech team.
• Lead architectural design and hands-on development.
• Engage directly with Researchers to understand their needs.
• Drive infrastructure modernization efforts.
• Manage and mentor a team of engineers.

Skills

Experience building scalable backend systems

Deep familiarity with Python

Strong systems engineering instincts

Excellent communication skills

Debugging and problem-solving skills

Relational and non-relational database experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Unix/Linux environment

Job description

A global investment firm in Singapore seeks a Software Engineering Lead to oversee the technical direction of its research platform. The role involves collaborating with researchers and portfolio managers to drive infrastructure modernization and manage a team of engineers. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and over 6 years of experience in building scalable backend systems with strong familiarity in Python. Excellent communication skills are essential to bridge technical and non-technical audiences.