Forex Software Developer

SOCIETE GENERALE; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Société Générale in Singapore is seeking a Front Office Software Developer to learn business products and build internal tools for the FX and trading desks. You will join a feature team delivering front-to-back solutions, including pricing, workflow negotiation, deal processing, and lifecycle events.

The role requires strong .NET/C# skills, a finance domain mindset, and experience with modern delivery practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering is required.
• Strong development background in .NET C# on Windows and OO design.
• Experience building and maintaining software for finance/trading desks is preferred.
• Familiarity with continuous delivery pipelines and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain internal software/tools for the FX/trading perimeter in a Front Office context.
• Collaborate with traders and sales to translate business challenges into scalable software solutions.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and coordinate releases with global teams.

Skills

C#

Object-oriented programming

Finance domain knowledge

Performance optimization

Agile methods

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

XL Deploy

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

ElasticSearch

Kibana

Logstash

Job description

Department Description

This role is based in Singapore.

We are looking for a Front Office Software Developer who is determined for learning business products and activities and technical skills. The selected candidate will join our feature team developing and supporting the Front Offce FIC Business (Forex Scope).

As a member of the feature team, we work together as one to deliver the project and support our internal users. The team uses agile methodologies to bring values to users on the full front-to-back chain including pricing, workflow negotiation, deal processing, and lifecycle events.

The feature team, is part of the global team, will be focused particularly on the Fx Trading Tools to deliver transformation projects and support BAU that will accompany the electronification ambition of the business.

Responsibilities

The GlobalForex team is looking for a Software Engineer to help build and maintain internal software and tools for the forex perimeter.

We are agile team that designs, develops, tests, deploys and support global application for FX traders and sales. Skills vary from improving and maintaining .NET desktop applications and APIs, developing web applications, setting and upgrading continuous delivery infrastructure and assisting traders and sales in their daily challenges.

We are currently in the process of modernizing and enhancing the platform and are looking for candidate to take up for the challenge.

As part of the team you will take ownership of projects and help contribute, fix and refactor current code base. The role involves interacting with the G10 and EM Rates desk’s users (traders, sales) on regular basis and assist with translating business challenges into structured and scalable solutions. In addition, you will cooperate with local and global team to coordinate the release and the change management , in addition you will also participate to the team support shifts.

Main Competencies:

• Extensive experience implementing performant software solutions in Finance
• Strong development background and object-oriented programming in .Net (C#, Windows)
• Passion for technology and the ability to think critically about performance, scalability, and reliability of software
• Good understanding of system design, data structures and algorithms
• Pre-trade general knowledge: RFQ workflow, types of products, various checks, etc.
• Autonomy, sense of responsibility and ability to work in a dynamic environment
• Strong cooperation with local and global team
• Release and Change Management coordination

Desired/Plus:

• Preferrable experience in electronic trading either Rates, FX or Credit products
• Experiennce in developing Low latency applications

Business Analysis with :

• Asia trading desks (locally and abroad) for projects / enhancements
• Trading Venues (Bloomberg, Tradeweb, etc.) for market events (new products, features)

Technical skills:

• NET C#
• Working knowledge of continuous delivery platform (XL Deploy, Jenkins, github actions, etc)
• Strong technical background (databases, middleware)

Desired/Plus:

• Development experience (e.g. Python)
• Docker, Kubernetes
• Working experience with Cloud technology
• Elastic stack (ElasticSearch, Kibana, Logstash)

Education:

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering