Staff Software Engineer – New Markets

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Singapore.

📋 Description

• Design and architect highly scalable, mission-critical brokerage systems that encompass various products and services.

• Develop and improve middle- and back-office systems, incorporating gRPC microservices, APIs, and integrations with third-party vendors.

• Construct customer account/PII systems, KYC/CDD/AML controls, along with pre-trade multi-currency buying-power and margin engines.

• Collaborate with core teams to enhance frameworks for regional languages, currencies, and regulations, commencing with Singapore and expanding to Southeast Asian markets.

• Offer strategic technical insights and mentor engineers to influence the long-term engineering roadmap and promote technical development.

• Lead cross-functional initiatives and set engineering standards, code review methodologies, and decision-making frameworks.

• Act as incident commander and operational reliability lead during regional business hours to ensure proactive 24/7 system stability.

• Engage in on-call rotations and guarantee prompt responses to production issues.

• Attend meetings scheduled during Singapore business hours and occasionally meet with teams in other regions, including Japan, the US, and the EU.

• Spearhead technical integrations and recruitment for market launches, collaborating with regional stakeholders and regulators such as the MAS.

⛳️ Requirements

• Fluency in business-level English, enabling effective collaboration in English-only team meetings, design discussions, code reviews, and documentation.

• Extensive hands-on experience in constructing broker-dealer middle- and back-office systems (clearing, settlement, custody, corporate actions, reconciliation) that serve end investors rather than trading desks.

• Proven experience in architecting and developing complex financial systems based on a double-entry ledger and books-and-records model.

• In-depth experience in engineering customer account management systems that handle sensitive PII, along with KYC/CDD/AML and sanctions screening throughout the full account lifecycle.

• Demonstrated experience in implementing pre-trade risk and eligibility controls, including real-time multi-currency buying-power calculation, margin requirements, and order validation.

• Advanced proficiency in Go or similar contemporary backend languages, with significant production experience in designing high-throughput REST and gRPC microservices.

• Comprehensive architectural background in domain-driven design (DDD) and event-driven distributed systems for high-availability financial applications.

• Thorough understanding of Singapore regulatory requirements (MAS, Securities and Futures Act, MAS Notice SFA04-N02 on AML/CFT) and the broader Southeast Asian financial landscape.

• Working knowledge of regional data protection laws and compliance standards for handling sensitive client data, specifically the Singapore PDPA.

• Proven capability to balance hands-on architecture with leadership responsibilities, mentoring engineers, driving technical decisions, and shaping roadmaps beyond the immediate team.

• Ability to lead and resolve incidents or bugs with authority during Singapore business hours.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Stock Options

• Health Benefits

• New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500

• Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card