Software/Quant Engineer

SACCADE CAPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Saccade Capital is seeking a high-caliber software engineer to enhance its low-latency trading codebase and transform market events into efficient C++ implementations. You will contribute to the research platform, tools, and trading ideas, working within a fast-paced environment that rewards precision and performance.

The role emphasizes modern C++ development, Linux-based distributed computing, and optimizing large data workflows to support rapid decision making in electronic markets.

Qualifications

• Excellent programming skills in modern C++.
• Experience in Linux and distributed computing.
• Experience in handling large data sets and tuning software performance.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Low latency design experience.

Responsibilities

• Attack core challenges collectively, maintain and enhance all low latency trading code base.
• Convert market occurrences into C++ code using best practices.
• Design, Build and Maintenance of trading ideas.
• Design, Build and Maintenance of the Research Platform Features and Tools.

Skills

C++

Linux

Distributed computing

Large data sets

Problem-solving

Low latency design

Tools

Performance tuning

Job description

Saccade Capital is a proprietary trading firm with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Dubai and business interests in multiple locations across the globe. We are Electronic Market Makers and Liquidity Providers in various asset classes. There are two main principles that govern our firm:

1. Saccade is a Machine Led company (humans are not at the helm of Saccade’s trading decisions);

2. We are a People company. We recognize that all we are and will ever be, depend on our People.

These principles leverage on each other and provide a wide range of opportunities, latitude and multi-discipline engagement to technologists, very much unparalleled in the market.

This role has an extensive reach and must have a self-motivated individual with excellent critical thinking and risk based approach over technology and operational/market risk matters.

Role attributes:

• Attack core challenges collectively, maintain and enhance all low latency trading code base;
• Convert market occurrences into C++ code using best practices;
• Design, Build and Maintenance of trading ideas;
• Design, Build and Maintenance of the Research Platform Features and Tools;

Requirements:

• Excellent programming skills in modern C++;
• Experience in Linux and distributed computing;
• Experience in handling large data sets and tuning software performance;
• Strong problem-solving skills;
• Low latency design experience;