VP, Full Stack Engineering Lead (FX/FXD), Wealth Management Technology, Group Technology

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the VP, Full Stack Engineering Lead for FX & FXD Products and Execution, you will drive the technical vision, architectural strategy, and delivery execution for a next-generation Foreign Exchange and Foreign Exchange Derivatives engineering ecosystem. This mission-critical mandate will align FX product lines and build connected employee and client journeys through robust capabilities, shared platform services, and high-performance execution workflows across Spot, Forwards, Swaps, Options, and Structured FX products.

We are looking for a strategic, hands-on engineering leader who combines deep FX and FXD domain knowledge with expertise in scalable, cloud-native, high-throughput full-stack platforms. You will evolve the FX execution platform by identifying shared architectural patterns and translating complex multi-currency transactional and analytical requirements into a resilient, real-time distributed ecosystem.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Architectural Leadership & Evolution: Drive the technical vision and evolution of the FX/FXD execution ecosystem into a cloud-native, microservices-based architecture of shared capabilities on modern container platforms such as OpenShift or Kubernetes.

FX Product Alignment

Identify architectural commonalities across Spot FX, Outrights, FX Swaps, FX Options, and Structured FX products, designing reusable services that address shared execution, pricing, and platform needs.

Hands-on Technical Execution

Lead, mentor, and guide engineering squads while driving common engineering standards, reusable code patterns, and unified design reviews across FX product lines.

High-Throughput Streaming & Messaging

Design and optimize low-latency FX transaction flows, real-time market data distribution, and event-driven architectures using WebSockets and modern messaging platforms such as AMQ or Kafka.

Full-Stack Platform Delivery

Champion resilient server-side architectures using Java, Spring Boot, and Python, alongside interactive ReactJS frontends that support real-time operational workflows, FX risk views, and trade lifecycle flows.

Market Data & Analytics Integration

Orchestrate real-time FX market data ingestion from sources such as Bloomberg, Reuters, and EBS/EBS Direct, and integrate pricing models, spot/forward curve builders, and analytics engines into the FX transaction lifecycle.

Ecosystem Innovation

Evaluate and deploy emerging technologies—including AI coding assistants, NLP applications, and LLM integrations—to improve developer productivity and modernize the FX engineering ecosystem.

Stakeholder Partnership

Serve as a key technical advisor to product owners, business heads, and senior leadership across FX/FXD desks, translating business needs into cohesive technical roadmaps and execution plans.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Proven Track Record: 9+ years of experience in enterprise financial environments such as Tier 1 investment banks or institutional FinTechs, with proven success leading Agile engineering squads focused on FX/FXD platforms.

Full-Stack Technical Mastery

Expert-level, hands-on engineering capability across Java (Spring Boot), ReactJS, and Python.

Cloud-Native & Container Depth

Practical experience architecting and migrating platforms to modern container orchestrators (such as Kubernetes or OpenShift), with strong CI/CD automation expertise.

Shared Services Mindset

Demonstrated ability to identify overlapping business and technical requirements across FX product desks and consolidate them into robust, reusable services.

High-Availability Systems Design

Proven success designing and delivering high-performance, low-latency FX platforms such as electronic pricing engines, algorithmic execution hubs, real-time risk platforms, or equivalent high-throughput streaming systems for foreign exchange.

Deep FX/FXD Domain Knowledge

Strong expertise across Spot FX, FX Forwards and Swaps, Vanilla and Exotic FX Options, and Structured FX products, with a clear understanding of trade lifecycles, STP, and electronic distribution.

Resilient Engineering Practices

Strong commitment to software craftsmanship, including TDD, automation, memory profiling, performance stress testing, and clean-code architectural patterns.

Innovation-Driven

Active experience or strong interest in leveraging AI assistant coding tools and LLMs to optimize team delivery and software engineering lifecycles.

Academic & Professional Credentials

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Agile or cloud certifications such as PMI-ACP or CKAD are preferred.

Location

DBS Asia Central Job: Technology Schedule: Regular Employee Status: Full time