Summary
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Leading global investment firms are expanding their engineering teams and seeking Python developers at multiple experience levels. Build scalable, high-performance software for quantitative research, electronic trading, risk management, and large-scale data processing, with ownership from design through deployment.
Highlights
Opportunities across different experience levels to build high-performance trading and research platforms with direct business impact. Work alongside quantitative researchers, traders, portfolio managers, and engineers on scalable production systems.
Description
Python Software Engineer | Trading & Buy-Side Technology | Hong Kong and Singapore
I’m working with several leading global hedge funds and systematic investment firms that are expanding their technology teams in Hong Kong.
These firms operate at the forefront of quantitative investing and electronic trading.
You’ll work alongside portfolio managers, quantitative researchers, traders, and engineers to build high-performance platforms supporting research, risk, data, and live trading.
The focus is firmly on core Python software engineering, with high business visibility and direct impact.
What You Will Do
Build scalable, production-grade systems using Python.Develop research platforms, trading tools, APIs, libraries, and data pipelines.Solve complex problems across distributed computing, large-scale data processing, and system performance.Turn research and investment requirements into reliable production technology.Own systems from design and development through testing, deployment, and production.Work directly with portfolio managers, traders, and quantitative researchers.
What We’re Looking For
2+ years of professional software engineering experience.Excellent production Python development skills.Strong knowledge of system design, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.Experience building distributed, data-intensive, or performance-sensitive systems.Strong engineering discipline across testing, code review, CI/CD, and observability.Experience with Linux, SQL, databases, APIs, or streaming technologies.Strong financial-markets knowledge and experience within a hedge fund, proprietary trading firm, asset manager, investment bank, or fintech.A self-driven mindset and genuine interest in solving difficult technical problems.
Nice to Have
Frontend development experience using TypeScript.C++ development experience.Experience supporting global equities investment or trading teams.
Why Join?
Join some of APAC’s most successful and technology-driven buy-side firms.Gain direct visibility into how your work influences research, trading, and investment decisions.Work with exceptional portfolio managers, quantitative researchers, traders, and engineers.Take meaningful ownership and solve technically challenging problems where performance, reliability, and correctness matter.Receive highly competitive compensation and long-term career opportunities.
In short, this is an opportunity to move beyond traditional banking technology and build sophisticated systems at the heart of a world-class investment business.
If you’re ready to accelerate your career and build Python technology with direct impact on global financial markets, please apply with your latest resume or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
BAH Partners specialises in placing world-class technology and quantitative talent across Asia-Pacific’s leading financial institutions and technology-driven organisations.
