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Engineering Lead (Financial System)

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About The Company

We are partnering with one of the fast-growing unicorns in Fintech space, hiring an Engineering Lead/ Technology Expert to re-innovate their Financial Flow and Fund Security.

Location: Singapore or Asia

What You'll Be Responsible For:

  • Fund Flow Optimization
  • Map and analyze fund movement across the platform. Identify risks, inefficiencies, and deliver clear, actionable improvements.
  • System Design & Risk Controls
  • Shape secure, compliant system architectures. Influence design decisions with a focus on fund safety and operational resilience.
  • Reconciliation & Monitoring
  • Build automated reconciliation and real-time anomaly detection systems. Ensure accuracy, traceability, and early risk identification.
  • Incident Response
  • Lead technical response to fund-related incidents. Drive resolution, root cause analysis, and implementation of long-term fixes.
  • Cross-Team Alignment
  • Collaborate across Finance, Risk, and Tech. Communicate complex risks clearly and drive stakeholder alignment on fund security strategy.

What You'll Need:

  • At least 10 years experience in Software Engineering/ Tech/ Product/ Architecture/ IT roles with exposure of fund systems, financial system/ infrastructure/ treasury system etc., from digital finance or related space such as fintech, banking, investment, payments, financial services, trading, stock exchange etc.
  • Strong coding skills in Java, Python, or C++; experienced in scalable, secure systems.
  • Mandarin skills is a must to handle both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Familiar with distributed systems, microservices, high-concurrency and high-performance system development.
  • Deep understanding of financial industry regulations, fund flows, reconciliation, and financial risk controls.
  • Good communication skills, be able to align technical decisions with business and compliance needs.
  • Track record in incident response, root cause analysis, and building lasting fixes is highly preferred.

Apply or contact me if you are interested!

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Lillian Chen

Associate Director | Executive Search

Email: lillian.chen@ambition.com.sg

EA License No.: 10C5117

Registration No.: R23117579

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