Software Engineer, Risk

About Grasshopper

Grasshopper is a quantitative trading technology provider based in Singapore, and is the holding company of Grasshopper Asset Management. Our state-of-the-art technology, built from the ground up in-house, puts us at the forefront of developments in electronic trading. An unbroken record of consistency and profitability is underpinned by firm values of curiosity, empowerment and flexibility.

About the Role:

The risk systems play an integral part in Grasshopper’s trades. As part of the team, you will be assisting in scaling and evolving our risk systems, contributing and working on our in-house platform to better support our traders and risk managers to help them make key, informed decisions.

As a key member of the Risk Engineering Team, you’ll:

• Improve the existing system by introducing new feature requirements
• Work closely with the risk managers to ensure requirements and features are met
•  Develop a deep understanding of the complete trading platform and work closely with other technical teams
•  Ensure day-to-day operations are running smoothly
•  Help drive process and operational discussions

We’d love for you to have:

•  A minimum of 2+ years of experience working with Python
•  Familiar with Django and other Python-based frameworks
•  Robust knowledge of relational databases and SQL
•  Strong fundamental knowledge of OOP programming, algorithms, data structures and design patterns
•  Solid understanding of Git, CI/CD and unit testing
• Basic Linux experience 

 Nice to haves:

•  Event-based message systems (e.g. RabbitMQ, Solace)
•  Distributed systems
• Javascript knowledge
• Rust / C++ knowledge is an advantage
• Prior GCP experience
• AI knowledge and experience in using AI in software development

What we offer:

• 21 days annual leave
• An opportunity to learn from experienced professionals, fostering mentorship opportunities and personal growth
• Comprehensive Insurance Package with extended coverage for dependents
• Well stocked pantry
• Annual Dental & Wellness budget
• Gym membership
• Competitive Compensation

What you can expect working at Grasshopper:

At Grasshopper, you will be working in a diverse and dynamic environment with a flat hierarchy. With over 100 employees and 15 nationalities working in an open office, communication is essential to performance. To keep our edge as the “small giant” of trading technology, we give employees a high level of autonomy and encourage them to get creative, take risks, make mistakes and learn from them. The sprint is on!

Grasshopper is an equal opportunity employer.