Head of Trading Technology | Singapore

Up to SGD $2,000,000 total package. Full relocation. Greenfield architecture. This is one of the most senior technology mandates in APAC right now.

We are mandated by a Singapore-based proprietary trading firm operating across CeFi, DeFi and traditional markets to find an exceptional Head of Trading Technology.

This is not a management role for someone who has drifted from the keyboard. They want a principal-level architect and builder, someone who has spent a decade or more inside elite HFT and systematic trading environments and who now leads with the same hands-on depth that made them exceptional as an individual engineer.

The role:

You will own the architecture and technical direction of the firm's full trading infrastructure — execution, OMS, market connectivity, risk systems and research platforms — and lead a high-calibre team of eight engineers. This is greenfield work. Your architectural decisions will define how the platform is built for the next decade.

What they are looking for:

• 10–15 years inside Tier 1 HFT, systematic prop or crypto market-making firms
• Principal engineer or architect-level depth — you have built systematic trading platforms from scratch
• Ultra-low-latency expertise across the full stack: kernel, network layer through to application-level optimisation
• C++ or Rust — non-negotiable
• Player-manager — technically engaged, not purely a manager
• Based in Singapore or genuinely ready to relocate — full relocation package including family

Why this role:

• SGD $1.2M–$2M total package plus stock options — top of market for APAC technology leadership
• Greenfield opportunity at a firm where your decisions have real and immediate P&L impact
• Operating across both traditional and on-chain markets — 20 years of HFT pedigree applied to a genuinely new frontier
• Singapore — Asia's leading hub for systematic and digital asset trading, exceptional quality of life and tax environment

Backgrounds ideally from proprietary trading or Hedge Fund are strongly encouraged.

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