At our client's firm, a trade isn't the end of a process—its the beginning of a story. As a global quantitative investment manager, they operate at the intersection of technology, data, and finance. While their researchers and traders are on the front lines, the Core Data Systems team builds the unbreakable foundation they stand on.
This isn't a background IT role; the successful candidate will be building the central nervous system for the firm's trading data. The systems you create will process every corporate action, track every payment, and manage the entire lifecycle of every asset they trade, across every global market. Every project has high visibility, and your code will directly impact multi-billion dollar trading decisions.
If you are a builder who is obsessed with data integrity and thrives on turning complex business logic into elegant, automated solutions, we encourage you to apply.
Your Mission: What You'll Achieve
You won't just be closing tickets. You will be the architect of the systems that ensure our firm has a single, perfect source of truth for all its trades and positions.
- Tame Complexity: You will master the intricate world of financial events—corporate actions (stock splits, mergers), coupon payments, expiries—and build the robust, automated systems that handle them flawlessly. You turn messy, real-world events into pristine, reliable data.
- Build the Bedrock: You will architect, develop, and own the highly-performant Python services that manage our reference data and process our trade lifecycle. Scalability and reliability aren't goals; they are requirements.
- Be the Guardian of Truth: You will build the reconciliation and validation engines that ensure our view of the market is perfectly aligned with our brokers and fund administrators. In our world, there is no room for error.
- Empower the Front Office: You will partner directly with traders, researchers, and risk managers to build the reports and data feeds they need to make intelligent decisions in real-time.
Who We're Looking For: The Ideal Profile
- We are looking for a specific kind of engineer. You are a master of your craft who cares deeply about the quality and impact of your work.
- A Master of Python: You are more than a coder; you are a true software architect. You think in terms of design patterns, scalability, and long-term maintainability. Your expertise in Python is deep and demonstrable.
- A Systems Thinker Obsessed with Accuracy: You have a meticulous eye for detail and a passion for data integrity. You naturally think about edge cases, validation, and what it takes to build a truly resilient system.
- A Believer in Quality: You believe that robust automated testing and modern CI/CD pipelines aren't chores; they're fundamental to building software that you can be proud of.
- A Natural Collaborator: You have excellent communication skills and can effectively translate complex business needs from traders and operations staff into technical solutions.
- SQL and Data Fluency: You are highly comfortable with SQL and relational databases, and you know how to write efficient queries to get the data you need.
Don't Speak 'Finance'? They'll Teach You.
Prior experience with financial data is a plus, but absolutely not a requirement. Our client believes that brilliant engineers can learn any domain and has a strong track record of hiring talented developers from outside of finance. They hire for talent and aptitude first.
A nice-to-have: Experience with C# would be beneficial, as it would allow you to contribute across more of their stack.
If you are ready to take on this high-impact role, apply through Pinpoint Asia today to be considered for this exceptional opportunity.
If this outstanding opportunity sounds like your next career move, please submit through "Apply Now" or send your resume in Word format to Lu Zhang at resume@pinpointasia.com and put Software Engineer, Core Data Systems - Quant Trading Firm in the subject header.
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