Technical Team Lead

bonhill partners; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

bonhill partners in Singapore seeks an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a high-performance team of 8–10 C++ and Python engineers in a low-latency trading environment.

The role focuses on people leadership, architecture, technical strategy, and delivery leadership while staying closely connected to technology. You will drive execution across multiple locations with ~20% hands-on contribution.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing and developing software engineering teams in a high-performance environment.
• Strong experience with modern C++ in performance-critical or low-latency systems.
• Solid experience with Python and leading teams across C++ and Python.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, concurrency, performance engineering, and systems design.
• Experience leading globally distributed or geographically diverse engineering teams.
• Proven track record delivering complex, business-critical projects.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and technical levels.
• Excellent communication, prioritisation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Genuine interest in developing people and building exceptional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a globally distributed team of 8–10 C++ and Python engineers.
• Set clear technical direction and priorities aligned with trading and technology strategy.
• Own the architecture and evolution of core engineering systems for low-latency trading.
• Drive delivery across the team with well-defined, prioritized projects.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers, traders, infrastructure engineers, and senior tech leaders.
• Maintain focus on performance, latency, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Remain technically engaged with ~20% hands-on contributions (architecture, reviews, investigations).
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Recruit, retain, and develop engineering talent across locations and time zones.
• Communicate effectively with technical stakeholders and senior leadership.

Skills

Modern C++

Python

Team leadership

Architectural design

Distributed systems

Performance engineering

Stakeholder management

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team of 8–10 C++ and Python engineers within a systematic trading firm operating at the forefront of low-latency, high-frequency trading (HFT).

This is a leadership role for an engineer who enjoys staying close to the technology while operating primarily as a manager, architect, and delivery leader. You will be responsible for setting the technical direction of the core engineering team, building a high-performance engineering culture, and ensuring the reliable delivery of systems where performance, latency, scalability, and correctness are critical.

The role is approximately 20% hands-on technically, with the majority of your time focused on people leadership, architecture, technical strategy, and driving execution across the team.

What You'll Do

• Lead, mentor, and develop a globally distributed team of 8–10 C++ and Python engineers.
• Set clear technical direction and engineering priorities aligned with the firm's trading and technology strategy.
• Own the architecture and evolution of core engineering systems supporting systematic and low-latency trading.
• Drive delivery across the team, ensuring projects are well-defined, prioritised, and executed to a high standard.
• Work closely with quantitative researchers, traders, infrastructure engineers, and senior technology leadership.
• Maintain a strong focus on performance, latency, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Remain technically engaged through approximately 20% hands-on contribution, including architecture, design reviews, technical investigations, and occasional coding where it adds value.
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Recruit, retain, and develop exceptional engineering talent across multiple locations and time zones.
• Communicate effectively with both highly technical stakeholders and senior business leadership.

What We're Looking For

• Significant experience managing and developing software engineering teams, ideally in a high-performance technology, trading, financial services, or similarly demanding environment.
• Strong professional experience with modern C++, ideally in performance-critical or low-latency systems.
• Solid experience with Python and the ability to lead teams working across both C++ and Python.
• A strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, concurrency, performance engineering, and systems design.
• Experience leading globally distributed or geographically diverse engineering teams.
• A proven track record of delivering complex, business-critical engineering projects.
• The ability to operate effectively at both strategic and technical levels.
• Excellent communication, prioritisation, and stakeholder management skills.
• A genuine interest in developing people and building exceptional engineering teams.

Experience in one or more of the following would be highly valuable:

• Systematic trading or quantitative finance
• High-frequency trading or low-latency systems-style=