Senior Java Engineer
Who are we?
We’re IG Group. We are a publicly-traded FTSE250 FinTech company who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.
We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We’re global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We’re hungry to move faster, ship better product for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers.
We work in cross-functional teams and are laser focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.
Your team
The Trading, Availability and Security Team manages, enhances, and owns trading-middleware services for IG's dealing platform. The team also leads on improving engineering quality within the UK Tech division, to make our applications ever safer and easier to support. The team is currently transforming to be a full-stack product-aligned engineering team, focusing on IG’s leveraged products (CFDs and spread Bets)
Your role in the Team's Success
Your primary responsibility will be to extend and support the Trading Middleware services, which are critical components of IG's real-time dealing platform.
You will deliver business enhancements, alongside technical improvements. You will also oversee and coordinate engineering quality improvements for the wider UK Tech department, delivering ever-higher-quality applications, lowering the cost of support, and keeping tech debt under control.
You will have great exposure to IG’s trading products, and you will partner closely with Product Management to deliver best-in-class trading features
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Java applications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to deliver seamless user experiences.
- Advocate for modern engineering practices such as pair programming, test-driven development (TDD).
- Drive technical innovation and continuously improve the codebase.
- Mentor and support less experienced team members, fostering a collaborative and learning-oriented environment.
How we work
We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office -- which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other. When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction:
- Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm
- Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes
- Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs
- Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth;
- Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback
We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We're committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey. Learn more about our D&I approach here.
The Perks
Your growth fuels our success! Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders, and clear career progression. Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs. Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work.
- Home office equipment reimbursement
- Performance related bonus
- Private medical cover for you and your partner (Medicover)
- Multikafeteria system (you can choose a multisport card, vouchers, etc.)
- Life insurance (Generali)
- LinkedIn Learning platform free access
- Share Plans for Employees
- Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black, and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organizing events & projects that foster an open, diverse, and inclusive culture
- Career-focused technical and leadership training in-class and online, incl. unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning platform
- Well-being events as well as Employee Assistance Programme
- Summer picnic, New Year party and other social events
- Three additional days off a year - one to celebrate your Birthday and two for voluntary work
- App-based parking spots booking system
- Stretching sessions
- Wellbeing weeks
Learn more about the Perks here!
- 8+ years of experience in Core Java.
- Familiarity with Design and Architectural patterns.
- General knowledge of Microservice Architecture.
- Experience in Spring and Spring Boot framework.
- Knows how to write simple and concise code.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
- Good problem-solving skills and a quality-oriented mindset.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- A keen interest in ongoing learning, both business and technical. You will be expected to gain a deep understanding of IG's trading business, and the wider community of engineering teams and business teams around you.
- Good knowledge of Git and GitLab
- Willingness to participate in support rotas.
- It is hybrid position (3 days onside, 2 days remote work).
