Lead Software Engineer - FX

Join Our Global Development Team and Build Technology That Powers the World's Leading Banks!

About the Project
Are you passionate about crafting high-performance systems that connect global markets? Our FX Trading Aggregator enables flawless access to liquidity for top banks and traders worldwide. This is your opportunity to work on a critical platform trusted across the globe.

It offers flexible execution management and venue choice, delivering market prices in milliseconds. Our Java-based software runs on hundreds of servers across data centers in the U.S., Europe, and Asia-providing real-time, low-latency access to global liquidity.

Your Impact

You'll be part of a team that provides end-to-end support for the Aggregator application-from build and development to maintenance and production solving. While we follow Agile practices, we stay ready to respond quickly to urgent production issues when needed.

Responsibilities - What You'll Do

Lead technical design and development of new functionality for the FX trading platform.
Collaborate with product managers and team members to analyze requirements, estimate effort, and plan work.
Design, develop, and document scalable solutions.
Enhance existing applications and components.
Conduct code reviews and mentor peers.
Support DevOps with automation tools for upgrades, patching, and maintenance.
Partner with QA on automated testing strategies.
Provide third-level production support, including occasional on-call duties.
Drive learning and development plans for individuals and teams.
Lead design work for Epics and break them down into actionable stories.
Adapt patterns to create resilient, high-performance solutions.

Requirements - What We're Looking For

Shown experience in software development with recent Java versions.
Expertise in multi-threading, multi-tier, event-driven, and microservice architectures.
Experience with Linux, SQL and Networking.
Solid understanding of high-performance programming and optimization techniques (e.g., GC tuning).
Experience with message-driven systems (Kafka, Tibco, Solace).
Deep understanding of distributed systems resilience (failover, redundancy, recovery).
Hands-on experience with real-time, low-latency systems.
Familiarity with middleware (Kafka, Tibco, RabbitMQ).
Cloud infrastructure and containerization experience (Kubernetes, Azure preferred).
Agile leadership experience.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and OOAD skills.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Ability to work independently at a senior technical level.

Bonus Points For

Experience building trading platforms.
Implementing automated testing solutions.
Building CI/CD pipelines.

Why Join Us?

You'll work on technology that moves global markets, alongside a diverse and dedicated team. We value innovation, teamwork, and continuous learning. If you're passionate about high-performance systems and want to make an impact on a global scale, we'd love to hear from you.

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London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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