Software Engineer (Market data)
Presto
Apply to this job Singapore on site Until 8/21/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted March 27, 2025 Last posted March 27, 2025
Job description
About Presto
Founded in 2014, Presto is an algorithmic trading and financial services firm with a global presence. Presto focuses on delivering exceptional value for clients through a rigorous research-driven approach to investment and trade execution. With more than a 100 million trade executions in a day, Presto is a leading financial services firm in both digital assets and traditional finance markets. Join us to discover the latest in technology trends and seize a special chance to engage directly with our traders and recruiters.
As a Software Engineer on the Feed team
You will be responsible for developing, optimizing, and maintaining the systems that capture, process, and distribute real-time and historical market data. You will work closely with traders, quantitative researchers, and infrastructure engineers to ensure our trading systems have access to the fastest and most accurate data possible. Your work will directly impact our trading performance and contribute to the firm's overall success.
Responsibilities
- Deploy and maintain applications related to data collection and transfer for high-frequency trading on cloud servers.
- Maintain and develop existing data processing pipelines running on compute clusters, ensuring full availability and timely data delivery.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in both the data collection and data processing environments, such as connection failure, missing data, or Incorrectly processed data.
- Collaborate with senior engineers to integrate new data types and update processing pipelines.
- Collaborate with traders to address data-related matters arising during daily trading activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Familiarity with Python programming.
- Familiarity with Linux/Unix operating systems and Bash scripting.
- Basic understanding of C++.
- Basic understanding of networking concepts.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Preferred
- Understanding of financial markets, with knowledge of cryptocurrency markets being a plus.
- Familiarity with computer hardware components and performance metrics.
- Ability to perform basic data analysis using tools like Python (with libraries such as Pandas, NumPy) or similar.
- Basic communication skills in Mandarin.
About this role
Summary
Develop and maintain systems for real-time and historical market data.
Job title
Software Engineer (Market data)
Experience level
entry level
Industry
finance
Location requirements
Located in Singapore; remote work not allowed
Salary
Not specified
Visa sponsorship
H-1B sponsor history
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
bachelor's degreepythonlinuxbashc++networkingproblem-solving
Preferred skills
financial marketscryptocurrencydata analysiscommunication
Specializations
data processinghigh-frequency tradingcloudPythonC++
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Singapore
On-site City