Software Engineer Lead (VP/SVP/ED)

Ambition Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a leading Singapore-based financial market infrastructure organisation, seeks a Software Engineering Leader to drive engineering transformation across a complex, highly available environment.

The role covers setting technical direction, modernising platforms and building high-performing teams while remaining hands-on in day-to-day coding and architectural work.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multiple engineering teams or senior leaders.
• Strong hands-on Java coding and system design experience.
• Proven ability to set technical direction and modernise platforms.
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC, DevOps, SRE and observability.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering transformation across a complex, regulated tech environment.
• Set technical direction and strengthen engineering standards.
• Build high-performing engineering organisations and cultures.
• Collaborate with senior business and technology stakeholders.

Skills

Software engineering leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Hands-on Java coding

Distributed systems

Microservices

APIs and event-driven

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

DevOps

SRE

Observability

Tools

Java

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Job description

Our client is a leading Singapore-based financial market infrastructure organisation supporting critical capital markets activities across the region. With technology at the core of its operations, the organisation is undergoing transformation to modernise its platforms, engineering practices and technology capabilities.

The Role

We are looking for experienced Software Engineering Leaders across VP, SVP and Executive Director levels to lead engineering transformation across a complex, highly available and regulated technology environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for setting technical direction, strengthening engineering standards, modernising platforms and building high-performing engineering organisations.

Key Requirements

• Strong leadership experience across Software Engineering, Platform Engineering or Enterprise Technology
• Proven experience leading multiple engineering teams and/or senior engineering leaders
• Strong experience in Java hands-on coding and system designing
• Strong technical understanding of distributed systems, microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture and cloud platforms
• Experience across modern engineering practices including Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, DevOps, SRE and observability
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior business and technology stakeholders
• Exposure to financial markets, trading, clearing, settlement or exchange technology would be a plus.
• Comfortable remaining hands-on in day-to-day technical work.

Regrettably, only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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