Engineering Manager - Asian Timezones

Hermeneutic Investments Engineering Manager

Hermeneutic Investments is a best-in-class proprietary trading firm and hedge fund. It deploys research-driven discretionary and systematic strategies as well as makes strategic long-term investments. The partners' decade-long history of success in trading and business building and a firm-wide cultural emphasis on alpha generation, open debate, relentless iteration, and teamwork are key to the firm's continued expansion in a challenging market environment that has hamstrung competitors. A hard-wired emphasis on risk management and opportunistic market participation ensure that Hermeneutic Investments will continue its growth trajectory in the coming decades.

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and grow high-performing teams responsible for building and operating crypto research and trading systems.

This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, where operational excellence, clear communication, and strong coaching matter as much as technical judgment. You will partner closely with Engineering, Trading, Research, Operations, and Risk leadership to align priorities, translate complex requirements into execution plans, and deliver reliable, low-latency systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product/Business Owners and stakeholders (PMO, Trading, Research, Operations) to define requirements, scope, timelines, and collaborate on long-term technical roadmap planning
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within quality expectations, and aligned with business objectives
• Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Drive sound architectural decisions and technical excellence, balancing speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability while managing technical debt
• Ensure high availability, low latency, and fault tolerance of systems operating in 24/7 markets through KPI monitoring (uptime, latency, deployment frequency, MTTR) and continuous improvement
• Lead post-incident reviews and implement preventative measures to minimize system outages

Operational Excellence & Team Productivity

• Manage engineering capacity, sprint planning, resource allocation, and remove blockers to maximize team productivity
• Ensure adherence to best practices for code quality, testing, observability, and deployment while driving process improvements

People Leadership & Culture

• Lead, mentor, and coach engineers through regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-trust engineering culture
• Build and scale teams through effective hiring, interviewing, onboarding, and developing new team members