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Salary: £120,000 - 130,000 per year
Requirements: Deep expertise in modern Java, including concurrency, memory management, and reactive programmingStrong experience building real-time, event-driven systemsAdvanced front-end experience with modern tooling such as React, Vite, NX, and PlaywrightStrong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architectureExperience designing and deploying RESTful and event-driven APIsHands-on experience with containerisation and orchestration using KubernetesA track record of driving engineering excellence through best practices, CI/CD, and code qualityDesirable: experience within financial markets or front office trading environments such as Rates, Credit, or Fixed IncomeDesirable: exposure to low-latency systems Responsibilities: Build and evolve a suite of real-time, high-performance microservices for trading workflowsLead end-to-end solution design across backend and frontend systemsPartner directly with traders and stakeholders to translate requirements into impactful solutionsDrive best practices across distributed systems, testing, CI/CD, and code qualityInfluence and contribute to the modernisation strategy of the fixed income tech stackAct as a technical leader, raising the bar across engineering standards and design decisions Technologies: BackendCI/CDFrontendSupportJavaKubernetesPlaywrightReactmicroservicesKafkaRabbitMQSQL More:
We are hiring a Lead Engineer (Vice President) for our Front Office Trading team in London on a hybrid basis, offering a salary of £120k–£130k plus bonus and excellent benefits. This is a high-impact role within a multi-year platform modernisation programme, where we are building real-time, low-latency, high-performance systems that support front office trading workflows. You will work across the full stack, influence architecture, and partner closely with the business to deliver scalable, next-generation trading platforms. We offer a competitive salary, non-contributory pension, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to buy more, private healthcare, life assurance, flexible benefits, a CSR programme, and two days of volunteering leave. You will join a team that values engineering quality, performance, and innovation, while working on business-critical systems used directly by traders.
last updated 29 week of 2026