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Platform Engineer
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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
As a Platform Engineer on the Infrastructure Team, you’ll be responsible for managing our internal platforms that enable our developers to build, deploy and manage applications efficiently, streamlining the software development cycle. You’ll also take the initiative to explore and automate different ways to resolve an issue, and systematically find the most efficient and effective way to do it.
As a key member of the Infrastructure Team, you’ll:
- Be responsible for managing the on-prem and cloud-based server fleet.
- Tuning and optimization of both the OS and hardware
- Work closely with the various developer teams to ensure applications run optimally
- Automate as much as possible
- Improve the current monitoring stack
We’d love for you to have:
- Advanced knowledge of Linux (CentOS/RHEL 7x,8x preferred), focused on automation, systems engineer and performance tuning
- Performance benchmarking
- Knowledge of Low latency networking, onload (Solarflare/Xilinx)
- Experience with system tuning tools like perf
- Fluency with scripting languages (bash, python, ruby)
- Working knowledge of the network protocols
- Experience with configuration management tools (puppet, ansible, chef)
It will be highly useful if you have prior experience in the following technologies:
- Configuration management tools like Puppet/Chef/Ansible
- Containerization
- Google Cloud Platform
- Kubernetes
- C++ toolchain (gcc, clang, cmake, conan)
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
- Employee bonus referrals
- 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.
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Software Engineer, UI
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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:
Our UI is the mission-critical window into Grasshopper’s high frequency trading and risk management engines. As a UI Software Engineer, you will be responsible for building and scaling real-time web interfaces that process tens of millions of messages daily. This isn't just a dashboard; it is a high-throughput monitoring and execution tool where every millisecond and every pixel matters. You will ensure our traders and risk managers have a robust, low-latency, and highly reliable view of the markets to make split-second decisions that directly impact our trading performance.
As a key member of the UI Engineering Team, you’ll:
- Develop and optimise high-performance, real-time web applications using Angular and RxJS
- Architect systems capable of handling massive data streams (10M+ messages/day) without compromising UI responsiveness or stability
- Work closely with traders and risk managers to translate complex financial requirements into intuitive, robust interactive tools
- Write clean, testable, and highly performant code with a deep focus on memory management and execution efficiency
- Collaborate with backend engineering teams to define efficient data schemas and streaming protocols
- Maintain a high bar for attention to detail, recognising that UI errors can have direct financial consequences in a live trading environment
We’d love for you to have:
- At least 3+ years of experience in professional software development with a focus on modern frontend frameworks
- Deeply familiarity with reactive programming patterns, state management and managing complex data flows in high-frequency environments with Angular/RxJS or React
- Exceptional understanding of computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and asynchronous programming
- Experience in profiling and optimising web applications (e.g., minimising change detection cycles, managing memory leaks, optimising bundle sizes).
- Strong experience with TypeScript, Unit Testing and CI/CD pipelines
- A track record of solving complex technical challenges with creative, scalable solutions
Nice to haves:
- Familiarity with financial markets, trading concepts, or risk management systems
- Knowledge of low-latency communication protocols
- Experience with data visualisation libraries (e.g., D3.js, Chart.js) for real-time charting
- Basic understanding of backend languages like C++, Rust, or Python
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.
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Junior Trader
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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 Grasshopper Asset Management
Grasshopper Asset Management, a subsidiary of Grasshopper, is a Licensed Fund Management Company (LFMC) regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. With low-latency quantitative strategies, we generate diversified, stable and uncorrelated returns with an unbroken 18 year streak of profitability by maintaining multiple layers of algorithmic and manual risk controls.
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly motivated Junior Trader to join one of our trading teams. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing trades and monitoring the performance of our proprietary trading algorithms, working closely with our senior traders and developers to optimise trading strategies. The successful candidate should demonstrate an aptitude for problem solving and critical thinking.
As a key member of the Trading Team, you’ll:
- Execute trades across multiple exchanges and trading platforms
- Monitor the performance of trading algorithms and make adjustments according to market conditions
- Work with developers to implement and test new trading strategies, and make incremental improvements to the algos
- Manage day-to-day trading operations
- Conduct pre-trade and post-trade analysis
We’d love for you to have:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics, computer science or a related field
- Previous experience on a trading or algo desk
- Experience with high-frequency trading strategies and algorithms
- Proficiency in Python
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Good communication skills
- Working knowledge of Linux
- Performs well independently and collectively as a team
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure
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
- Employee bonus referrals
#gam
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.
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Site Reliability Engineer
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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:
As a Site Reliability Engineer on the Infrastructure Team, you will play a key role in strengthening the reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency of our platform. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design, build, and operate robust systems across our Google Cloud and on-premise infrastructure, with a focus on observability, automation, and production stability.
As a key member of the Infrastructure Team, you’ll:
- Design, implement, and maintain robust observability systems, including monitoring, logging, tracing and alerting, to ensure high availability, rapid incident detection, and deep system visibility across all services.
- Architect, develop and maintain scalable solutions on Google Cloud and on-premise infrastructure
- Advancing and supporting our research platform capabilities
- Investigate infrastructure/application issues on a live production system
- Working together with developers to improve our development environment, including CI/CD, built tools, etc.
- Help drive an SRE mindset within the organisation
We’d love for you to have:
- 3–5 years of hands-on experience in Platform, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering.
- Experience working in a trading, research, or compute-intensive environment (e.g., research platforms, backtesting systems, large-scale batch processing, or AI/ML workloads) is preferred.
- Solid engineering fundamentals in Linux, systems, networking, debugging, and distributed systems.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a structured approach to troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Practical experience operating and supporting Kubernetes-based systems in production.
- Familiarity with GitOps workflows, using tools such as Argo CD and CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitLab CI).
- Good understanding of cloud infrastructure (GCP or AWS), including deployment, scaling, and basic networking concepts.
- Programming experience in Python or Go, with a focus on automation and reliability tooling.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with attention to detail.
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-moving technical environment.
- Curiosity and willingness to learn new systems, tools, and technologies.
It will be highly useful if you have prior experience in the following technologies:
- Previous exposure to kubernetes operators.
- Experience with clean and maintainable Terraform for declarative infrastructure management.
- Prior knowledge and experience in on-premises bare metal environments.
- Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible.
- Experience with Argo-CD and Argo Workflows for workflow automation.
- Working knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and or OpenTelemetry (OTel) ecosystem.
- Familiarity with RedHat and CentOS-based Linux distributions.
- Prior contributions to open-source projects..
- Experience working with large-scale workflow, batch, or HPC-style compute workloads, including scheduling and execution reliability.
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.
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Quantitative Researcher
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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 Grasshopper Asset Management
Grasshopper Asset Management, a subsidiary of Grasshopper, is a Licensed Fund Management Company (LFMC) regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. With low-latency quantitative strategies, we generate diversified, stable and uncorrelated returns with an unbroken 18 year streak of profitability by maintaining multiple layers of algorithmic and manual risk controls.
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly motivated Quant Researcher to be part of a new team. You will help design, analyse and refine statistical systematic trading strategies in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.
This is a career-defining opportunity which will allow you to gain hands-on exposure to real trading systems, market microstructure, and quantitative research workflows whilst being one of the founding members of a new team.
As a key member of the Trading Team, you’ll:
- Research and improve existing systematic trading strategies across global equities, futures, commodities, or options
- Analyse large datasets of market microstructure, order book, and tick data to identify opportunities
- Develop, backtest, and optimise predictive models using modern statistical, econometric, and ML techniques
- Develop production-quality code to translate research insights into live trading systems
- Evaluate performance, quantitative risk management, and continuously refine existing strategies through data-driven iteration
- Contribute to the research infrastructure — simulation tools, data pipelines, and performance analytics
We’d love for you to have:
- 2-5 years of programming experience in Python (pandas, numpy, scipy), or statistical/machine learning tech-stack in another programming language that we can reuse/redirect you in Python/C++
- Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software fundamentals; demonstrable ability to turn quant ideas into working codes
- Familiarity with predictive statistics, machine learning, econometrics or time-series analysis, along with an interest in scientific methods for truth finding/hypothesis testing
- Bilingual English and Mandarin (spoken and written) competency to liaise with external stakeholders
- Basic knowledge of networking and Linux environments is a plus
- Basic knowledge of producing reproducible research is a plus
Nice to haves:
- Balance of pragmatism with a desire to see things done right and ambition to see new teams succeed and profit-share
- Open-minded, able to propose ideas, and provide constructive feedback on others' ideas
- Ability to reason under uncertainty, form hypotheses, test them empirically, and accept failure/post mortem
- Strong attention to detail and curiosity about how markets work
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
- Employee bonus referrals
#gam
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.
Ready to apply?
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Trader
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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 Grasshopper Asset Management
Grasshopper Asset Management, a subsidiary of Grasshopper, is a Licensed Fund Management Company (LFMC) regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. With low-latency quantitative strategies, we generate diversified, stable and uncorrelated returns with an unbroken 18 year streak of profitability by maintaining multiple layers of algorithmic and manual risk controls.
Why we're looking:
We are expanding and seeking for an experienced Trader to join our team and help drive the success of our trading operations in the markets we cover. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in equity trading with intraday/day trading experience, with a deep understanding of financial markets and the ability to make informed and timely decisions.
As a key member of the Trading Team, you'll:
- Develop and execute intraday trading strategies ( < 24h holding period) in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Monitor market trends, news, and economic data to make informed trading decisions
- Master and execute trading algorithmic and discretionary strategies
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and best practices in risk management
- Exercise discipline and ensure consistency by identifying and navigating trading risks and opportunities
We'd love for you to have:
- 3 - 5 years of relevant trading experience in a HFT and/or professional equity trading experience with a strong track record of success, with a proven P&L record
- Own or operate successful alphas/strategies
- Quick and decisive thinking and the ability to perform in a dynamic and stressful environment
- Knowledge of any programming language will be an added advantage i.e. Python
- A strong passion for competitive activities e.g. trading, games, sports
What we offer in return:
- 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
#gam
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.
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Software Engineer, C++
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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.
As a key member of the Software Engineering Team, you'll:
- Design and develop applications and components for various parts of our trading systems
- Utilise your expertise in C++ to write robust and performant code
- Utilise Python for various scripting and integration tasks
- Continuously enhance our systems to adapt to evolving trading needs
- Ensure the smooth operation and reliability of our trading systems
Second-Line Support and Collective Responsibility
At Grasshopper, our engineers are crucial in providing second-line support for the systems they write. This means taking ownership of system performance, actively addressing post-deployment issues, and troubleshooting any technical challenges. Additionally, during upgrades and new deployments, our engineers take on first-line support responsibilities, ensuring a seamless transition and promptly resolving any issues that may arise during critical phases.
We foster a culture of collective responsibility, where every team member contributes to the efficiency and solidity of our technology and operations. Collaboratively, we identify opportunities for optimisation and continuous improvement, sharing the goal of maintaining our position at the forefront of electronic trading and delivering exceptional results to our clients and partners.
Projects you might work on:
At Grasshopper, our Software Engineers are involved in a wide range of exciting projects, including but not limited to:
- Efficient processing of market data to provide real-time insights for trading decisions
- Efficient routing of orders to optimise trade execution and minimise latency
- Building efficient frameworks and tooling for algorithmic trading strategies
- Developing tools to manage and track risk exposure in trading operations properly
- Exploring and implementing innovative solutions to tackle various challenges in electronic trading
We'd love for you to have:
- 5 - 7 years of deep expertise in C++
- Proficiency in Python
- Experience in low latency or high throughput environments
- Good knowledge of algorithms and data structures
- The ability to write clean code
- Good interpersonal and collaboration skills
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
- Employee bonus referrals
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.
Ready to apply?
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Junior Software Engineer, C++
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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.
As a key member of the Software Engineering Team, you'll:
- Design and develop applications and components for various parts of our trading systems
- Utilise your expertise in C++ to write robust and performant code
- Utilise Python for various scripting and integration tasks
- Continuously enhance our systems to adapt to evolving trading needs
- Ensure the smooth operation and reliability of our trading systems
Second-Line Support and Collective Responsibility
At Grasshopper, our engineers are crucial in providing second-line support for the systems they write. This means taking ownership of system performance, actively addressing post-deployment issues, and troubleshooting any technical challenges. Additionally, during upgrades and new deployments, our engineers take on first-line support responsibilities, ensuring a seamless transition and promptly resolving any issues that may arise during critical phases.
We foster a culture of collective responsibility, where every team member contributes to the efficiency and solidity of our technology and operations. Collaboratively, we identify opportunities for optimisation and continuous improvement, sharing the goal of maintaining our position at the forefront of electronic trading and delivering exceptional results to our clients and partners.
Projects you might work on:
At Grasshopper, our Software Engineers are involved in a wide range of exciting projects, including but not limited to:
- Efficient processing of market data to provide real-time insights for trading decisions
- Efficient routing of orders to optimise trade execution and minimise latency
- Building efficient frameworks and tooling for algorithmic trading strategies
- Developing tools to manage and track risk exposure in trading operations properly
- Exploring and implementing innovative solutions to tackle various challenges in electronic trading
We'd love for you to have:
- 2 - 4 years of deep expertise in C++
- Proficiency in Python
- Experience in low latency or high throughput environments
- Good knowledge of algorithms and data structures
- The ability to write clean code
- Good interpersonal and collaboration skills
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
- Employee bonus referrals
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.
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Portfolio Manager
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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 Grasshopper Asset Management
Grasshopper Asset Management, a subsidiary of Grasshopper, is a Licensed Fund Management Company (LFMC) regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. With low-latency quantitative strategies, we generate diversified, stable and uncorrelated returns with an unbroken 18 year streak of profitability by maintaining multiple layers of algorithmic and manual risk controls.
Why we're looking:
We are expanding and seeking for experienced Senior HFT Traders or Portfolio Managers to join our team and help drive the success of our trading operations Asia.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in high-frequency trading and portfolio management, with a deep understanding of financial markets and the ability to make informed and timely decisions.
What you'll be working on:
- Developing and executing high-frequency or intraday trading strategies (with < 24h holding period) in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Managing and optimising trading algorithms and systems, utilising quantitative analysis to identify and capitalise on market opportunities
- Collaborating closely with our trading, research, and technology teams to develop and refine trading models and strategies
- Monitoring market conditions and adjust trading strategies as necessary to stay ahead of changing trends and dynamics
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and best practices in risk management
We'd love for you to have:
- Professional experience in high-frequency trading or portfolio management, with a strong track record of success, with a P&L of > USD 2mil/year
- Own or operate successful alphas/strategies, and be willing to bring them over to Grasshopper
- Experience with index roll or index arb strats may be considered
- Deep knowledge of financial markets and trading technology, with experience trading in Japan OSE or TSE, Singapore SGX, Malaysia Bursa, Thailand SET, USA CME Futures, Australia ASX, Taiwan TWSE or India NSE or BSE.
- Candidates with professional trading experience in Hong Kong HKEX, China SHFE or DCE, Korea KRX, may also be considered
- Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills, with the ability to use data and models to drive trading decisions
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex trading strategies and market insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field
What we offer in return:
- 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
#gam
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.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Grasshopper
Quantitative Risk Analyst
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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:
As we continue to grow, Grasshopper seeks for a highly skilled Senior Quantitative Risk Analyst with experience in quant risk management to join our team. As a Senior Quantitative Risk Analyst, you will design, implement, and maintain real-time risk models that ensure robust control over market, liquidity, and execution risks across global markets. You will build VaR frameworks, perform stress testing, calibrate volatility curves, and develop market risk analytics to support scalable, automated trading strategies.
The ideal candidate brings risk assessment and management expertise in addition to a critical, quantitative, and proactive hands-on approach. You will also sculpt the tools by which to measure, handle and mitigate these risks.
As a member of the Risk Team, you’ll:
- Work closely with trading teams, developers, and trading operation team to measure and manage risk and sculpt the future
- Cover day to day risk requests, consultations, troubleshoot issues, help trading teams, deal with brokers /exchanges, investigate strategies, monitor exposures
- Identify key risks in algorithmic strategies, and devise risk mitigating solutions
- Lead the design and improvement of margin, stress, credit, liquidity and exposure models across asset classes
- Develop pricing, volatility and risk-sensitivity analytics for derivatives
- Convert model frameworks into robust, scalable Python code and oversee integration into production systems
We’d love for you to have:
- 6 - 8 years of institutional risk management and/or trading experience from a multi-asset proprietary trading firm, multi-strategy hedge fund, asset manager, or investment bank.
- Familiarity with exchange connectivity/trading systems
- Experience with electronic trading risk and algorithmic trading risk
- Knowledge of quantitative finance and a strong understanding of probability and statistics
- Strong academic record with a Degree (or equivalent) or concentration in a scientific and/or mathematical discipline. Experience or qualifications relating to quantitative finance are highly preferred.
- Comfortable with communicating with broad spectrum of stakeholders, including traders, technical staff, and external parties
- Experience with 3rd party risk management calculation platforms helpful (E.g. Barra, Axioma, or RiskMetrics etc)
- Knowledge of trade practice and country risk
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.
Ready to apply?
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Software Engineer, Python
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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.
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