Lead Software & Platform Engineer Trading Systems

ascendion; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendion is seeking an experienced Lead Software & Platform Engineer to modernise complex financial trading technology platforms in a cloud-native, distributed systems environment.

You will drive backend design, microservices, and scalable solutions across AWS/Azure, containers, and serverless tech, collaborating with cross-functional teams to boost reliability and performance in front-office trading operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant software and platform engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with Node.js, C#/.NET, or comparable backend technologies.
• Experience with AWS and/or MS Azure architecture.
• Strong expertise in distributed systems and microservices for high-volume apps.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, serverless technologies and production engineering.
• Understanding of performance, scalability, resilience and observability.
• Hands-on engineering experience with front office trading platforms or systems.
• Experience in electronic trading platforms, order management, trade execution, pricing or market-data applications.
• Strong architecture, technical decision-making and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and modernise backend applications and platform services.
• Contribute to software and cloud architecture decisions.
• Engineer distributed, high-volume systems and microservices.
• Develop scalable cloud-native solutions using AWS and/or Azure.
• Work with containers, Kubernetes and serverless technologies.
• Improve production reliability, performance, scalability and observability.
• Drive engineering best practices, automation and CI/CD improvements.
• Collaborate with architecture, development, DevOps and SRE teams.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge transfer.

Skills

10+ yrs exp

Node.js

C#/.NET

AWS

Azure

Distributed systems

Microservices

Kubernetes

Docker

Serverless

Observability

Trading platforms

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Serverless

Job description

Role:

• We are looking for an experienced Lead Software & Platform Engineer to contribute to the modernisation of complex financial trading technology platforms.
• The role focuses on cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, microservices and the development of reliable, scalable services supporting front office trading operations.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and modernise backend applications and platform services.
• Contribute to software and cloud architecture decisions.
• Engineer distributed, high-volume systems and microservices.
• Develop scalable cloud-native solutions using AWS and/or Azure.
• Work with containers, Kubernetes and serverless technologies.
• Improve production reliability, performance, scalability and observability.
• Drive engineering best practices, automation and CI/CD improvements.
• Collaborate with architecture, development, DevOps and SRE teams.
• Contribute to technical documentation, knowledge transfer and continuous improvement.

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of relevant software and platform engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, C#/.NET and/or comparable backend technologies.
• Experience with AWS and/or MS Azure architecture.
• Strong expertise in distributed systems, microservices and high-volume applications.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, serverless technologies and production engineering.
• Understanding of application performance, scalability, resilience and observability.
• Hands-on engineering experience with front office trading platforms or systems.
• Relevant experience may include electronic trading platforms, order management, trade execution, pricing or market-data applications.
• Strong architecture, technical decision-making and cross-functional collaboration skills.