Lead Engineer - Fixed Income (Java/React) in London

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Job Description
This is a high-impact Lead Engineer role driving the transformation of a Fixed Income technology landscape. You'll play a key role in a multi-year platform modernisation programme, building real-time, high-performance applications that support critical trading workflows. This position offers the opportunity to shape architecture, influence platform direction, and deliver scalable systems designed for long-term growth.
Key Responsibilities
Develop real-time, high-performance microservices supporting rates and credit trading workflows Drive full-stack solution design, partnering with front-end engineers to deliver end-to-end solutions Engage directly with business stakeholders to understand workflows and deliver impactful features Promote engineering best practices across distributed systems, testing, CI/CD and code quality Contribute to platform modernisation, influencing architecture and adoption of modern tooling Participate in code reviews and technical decision-making to maintain high engineering standards
Key Requirements
Proven experience building high-performance applications in modern Java, including concurrency and reactive programming Strong expertise in modern front-end development (e.g. Vite, Nx, Playwright) Experience building low-latency, event-driven UIs handling large, fast-moving datasets (WebSockets, SSE, Rx) Strong understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, Solace or RabbitMQ Solid experience building RESTful and event-driven APIs Strong knowledge of SQL and relational database design Experience deploying applications using containerisation and orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes) Track record of driving engineering excellence through testing, CI/CD and scalable design
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Location:
London
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Engineer, Lead Engineer, Lead, Engineering

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