Quant Developer Relations Engineer

MLabs; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity 0.2%–0.5%

Remote-first with autonomy

Job summary

MLabs is hiring a Quant Developer Relations Engineer in Singapore on a hybrid, full-time basis. You will own the technical onboarding and integration lifecycle for API-driven counterparties, operating at the intersection of core engineering and elite trading teams.

Success hinges on robust, low-latency integrations and strong stakeholder collaboration. You will drive SDK/tooling, API documentation, and testing across high-scale trading infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Proven background with algorithmic trading architectures or similar integration frameworks.
• Strong programming abilities in Python, TypeScript, and Rust.
• Excellent debugging across distributed, multi-tier systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical integrations for institutional trading counterparts.
• Build and maintain production-grade SDKs, API docs, templates, and tests.
• Provide tier-one technical support and live diagnostics via channels and portals.
• Develop health checks and monitoring to assess integration reliability and data streams.
• Surface technical feedback to core engineering to optimize systems.

Skills

Domain expertise

Tech proficiency

REST/WebSocket

Systems thinking

Communication

Execution focus

Job description

Location:Singapore, Singapore (Hybrid)

Hybrid| Full-time

Compensation:$115K - $140K

Our client is an institutional-grade prime broker specializing in liquidity provisioning and high-scale algorithmic trading infrastructure. The organization is dedicated to delivering highly reliable, low-latency connectivity frameworks optimized for systematic funds, proprietary trading firms, and advanced algorithmic builders operating at scale.

They are seeking a highly technical Quant Developer Relations Engineer to take full ownership of the technical onboarding and integration lifecycle for API-driven trading counterparties. In this capacity, the successful candidate will operate directly at the intersection of core engineering and elite trading teams, ensuring seamless, low-friction adoption of the client’s institutional trading infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Integration Management: Lead end-to-end technical integrations for key systematic trading teams, proprietary funds, and institutional builders.
• Developer Resources & Tooling: Construct and maintain production-ready SDKs, comprehensive API documentation, integration templates, and automated testing tools.
• Technical Support Engineering: Provide tier-one technical support and live issue diagnostics across dedicated communication channels and programmatic community portals.
• Infrastructure Observability: Build health checks and implement monitoring configurations to evaluate integration performance, reliability, and data stream integrity.
• Product Feedback Loop: Surface technical issues, friction points, and operational requirements from institutional users directly to internal core engineering groups to drive continuous system optimization.

• Domain Expertise: Proven technical background working with algorithmic trading architectures, quantitative developer tooling, or exchange-style integration frameworks.
• Technical Proficiency: High competence in system-level and script-level programming, with particular emphasis on Python, TypeScript, and Rust.
• Network Protocol Mastery: Deep practical familiarity with high-throughput REST and WebSocket API integrations within low-latency environments.
• Systems Thinking: Exceptional debugging capabilities across multi-tiered application environments and distributed systems.
• Communication Skills: Strong professional communication hygiene, with the capacity to interface effectively with highly sophisticated technical stakeholders and institutional clients.
• Execution Focus: A strong bias toward shipping practical, scalable solutions within rapid deployment cycles.

• Competitive institutional equity package: 0.2% – 0.5% equity.
• Opportunity to scale next-generation infrastructure for the global decentralized finance and systematic trading ecosystems.
• Remote-first operating environment with significant autonomy and ownership.

Interview Process

1. Introductory Interview: A 20-minute introductory conversation focused on background alignment with the Co-Founder.
2. Technical Evaluation (Part I): A 30-minute technical session conducted by the Lead Engineer.
3. Technical Evaluation (Part II): A 30-minute deep-dive technical session conducted by the Co-Founder.
4. Final Evaluation: A comprehensive 3-day work trial to simulate collaborative output and production execution.

Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates. If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We genuinely appreciate your interest and wish you the best in your job search.

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