Senior Software Engineer (FX Engineering)

London Stock Exchange Group; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

London Stock Exchange Group is hiring an FX Trading Systems Developer for a fast-paced team rebuilding a market-leading multi-dealer FX trading platform in Singapore. You’ll design and implement low-latency, fault-tolerant distributed backends using Java, Spring, Kafka, and cloud-native deployments with Kubernetes or Docker.

The role focuses on architecture, performance tuning, and SDLC conformity, with opportunities to influence critical financial infrastructure and to participate in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Engineering or related field.
• Strong core Java and Spring expertise; React knowledge is a plus.
• Finance degree or certifications (FRM/CFA/PRM, etc.) are considered a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and implementation of fault-tolerant, distributed backend systems powering critical financial apps.
• Perform performance tuning to optimize system responsiveness and latency.
• Participate in code reviews and SDLC alignment to standards and practices.

Skills

Java

Spring

Kafka

Cloud-native

Low-latency

Education

CS/CE degree

Job description

We are hiring FX Trading Systems Developer for a fast-paced team destined to rebuild the market-leading multi-dealer FX trading platform.This opportunity would be a perfect fit for a candidate with prior experience in building low latency fault tolerant distributed systems in the financial domain using modern Java, messaging systems like Kafka and Solace, backed by both SQL and NoSQL databases and natively running in the cloud via Kubernetes or Docker deployments.**Key Responsibilities**We are looking for someone who exhibits expertise in technology. You will lead and encourage others in crafting the architecture and implementation of fault tolerant, robust, and scalable distributed backend systems that power critical financial applications.You will apply your expertise in distributed systems to design and develop high-performance, low latency, highly available cloud-native backend system solutions using Java and Spring framework aligned with business requirements.We expect you to:* Perform performance tuning of application code to optimize system responsiveness, ensuring efficient execution of critical market infrastructure services.* Be a part of the code review process, ensuring alignment to our standards and SDLC processes, crafting clean code with robust test coverage.Successful candidate will also need to participate in architecture discussions and requirement elaborations.**Key Requirements*** Bachelor's or post-graduate degree in Computer Engineering or a relevant field is desirable.* Strong core Java + Spring. React knowledge is a plus* Finance degree or certifications (FRM/CFA/PRM, etc.) are considered a plus