Staff Platform/ SRE Engineer

Grasshopper; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A quantitative trading technology provider in Singapore is seeking a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to architect, develop, and maintain scalable solutions on Google Cloud and on-premise infrastructure. This role requires strong experience in platform engineering and proficiency in Kubernetes, GitOps, and programming languages like Python or Go. The company offers a dynamic work environment, comprehensive benefits, and a culture of empowerment and innovation.

Benefits

21 days annual leave

Comprehensive Insurance Package

Employee bonus referrals

Annual Dental & Wellness budget

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of solid background in Platform/SRE engineering.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Go.
• Good understanding of Kubernetes, encompassing both architectural and operational management.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain observability systems.
• Architect, develop and maintain scalable solutions.
• Investigate infrastructure/application issues on live systems.

Skills

Platform/SRE engineering

Kubernetes

GitOps principles

Cloud infrastructure

Python

Go

Monitoring and logging

Collaboration skills

Tools

GitLab CI

Argo-CD

Prometheus

ELK stack

Job description

Grasshopper is a quantitative trading technology provider based in Singapore, and is the holding company of Grasshopper Asset Management. Our state-of-the-art technology, built from the ground up in-house, puts us at the forefront of developments in electronic trading. An unbroken record of consistency and profitability is underpinned by firm values of curiosity, empowerment and flexibility.

About the role

As a Staff Site Reliability Engineer on the Infrastructure Team, you will play a large role in advancing our research and batch computing capabilities. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to architect, develop and maintain scalable solutions on our Google Cloud and our on‑premise Infrastructure.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust observability systems, including monitoring, logging, tracing and alerting, to ensure high availability, rapid incident detection, and deep system visibility across all services.
• Architect, develop and maintain scalable solutions on Google Cloud and on‑premise infrastructure
• Advancing and supporting our research cluster
• Investigate infrastructure/application issues on a live production system
• Working together with developers to improve our development environment, including CI/CD, built tools, etc.
• Help drive an SRE mindset within the organisation

Qualifications

• A background in either a high-frequency trading (HFT) or Research environment, preferably involving research and/or backtesting platforms.
• At least 8 years of solid background in Platform/SRE engineering.
• A good understanding of Kubernetes, encompassing both architectural design and operational management.
• Proficiency in GitOps principles, specifically with tools like Argo-CD and GitLab CI.
• Workflows (argo workflows) and batch/HPC type workloads
• Strong grasp of cloud infrastructure, with practical experience in either AWS or GCP.
• Take initiative in investigating infrastructure/application issues on a live production system independently
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Go.
• Good interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an eye for detail.
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to adapt to changing requirements and technologies.
• A passion for learning and inventing new approaches to hard problems

Preferred experience

• Previous exposure to K8s operators.
• Prior knowledge and experience in on‑premises bare metal environments.
• Proficiency in containerisation technologies.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible.
• Understanding of security principles from both operational and implementation perspectives.
• Experience with Argo-CD and Argo Workflows for workflow automation.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools like Prometheus and the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
• Familiarity with RedHat and CentOS‑based Linux distributions.
• Prior contributions to open‑source projects.
• Experience with CI tools like Gitlab CI and Jenkins for continuous integration and deployment.

Benefits

• 21 days annual leave
• An opportunity to learn from experienced professionals, fostering mentorship opportunities and personal growth
• Comprehensive Insurance Package with extended coverage for dependents
• Annual Dental & Wellness budget
• Employee bonus referralsCompetitive Compensation

Work environment

At Grasshopper, you will be working in a diverse and dynamic environment with a flat hierarchy. With over 100 employees and 15 nationalities working in an open office, communication is essential to performance. To keep our edge as the “small giant” of trading technology, we give employees a high level of autonomy and encourage them to get creative, take risks, make mistakes and learn from them. The sprint is on!

Grasshopper is an equal opportunity employer.