Lead Full Stack Engineer

About Client

We're a global, FTSE 250-listed company made up of a collection of progressive fintech brands in the world of online trading and investing. The best part? We've snapped up many awards for our top-class platforms, forward-thinking products, and incredible employee experiences.

We believe in financial freedom. And our purpose is to help ambitious people achieve it. Around 400,000 people use our ground-breaking technology and forward-thinking platforms to trade the financial products they know and love.

Did we mention we have offices in 18 countries? You'll have the chance to work across multiple brands, with people all over the world. Join us for an exciting future and let's innovate together

We are seeking an exceptional Full Stack Engineer who has 12+ years of experience in relevant area to join our European Division. You will be working following Extreme Programming (XP) practices and be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining complex applications across multiple systems in our tech stack, while driving the modernisation and commercial alignment. As a technical leader, you'll mentor team members, champion engineering excellence, and work on both greenfield products and system transformation initiatives.

What you'll do

As a Lead Engineer, you will be a technical specialist within our development team, working on multiple areas of trading and non-trading platforms.

Technical Leadership & Architecture:

• Lead the design and architecture of complex, scalable systems.

• Build software based on modern architecture and tech stack, while driving the modernisation where needed, making strategic decisions on refactoring, rebuilding, or replacing components.

• Champion best practices in software engineering, including clean code, design patterns, and architectural principles.

• Evaluate and introduce new technologies that improve system performance, reliability, and maintainability.

• Work with operators, analysts, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with business needs.

Leadership & Mentoring:

• Mentor and guide team members in technical skills, engineering practices, and career development.

• Lead by example through pair programming, code reviews, and knowledge sharing sessions

• Foster a culture of continuous learning and engineering excellence

• Support team members in adopting XP practices and TDD methodologies

• Provide technical direction and remove blockers for the team.

Collaboration & Delivery:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions.

• Partner with product owners and business stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.

• Continuously improve trading platforms, processes, and team capabilities.

What you will need for the role:

Key skills & Qualifications required:

• Candidates with 12+ years of experience.

• B.Tech / M.Tech candidates preferred.

• XP practices: Experience with Extreme Programming practices, particularly TDD, pair programming, and continuous integration.

• Java knowledge: Deep understanding of core Java and modern Java frameworks (Spring Boot, etc.)

• Frontend knowledge – Good understanding of FrontEnd architecture and experience working with multiple frontend stack.

• Complex systems expertise: Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale, distributed systems in production environments.

• Modernisation experience: Demonstrated success in modernising legacy systems, including migrating from monoliths to microservices, refactoring complex codebases, and managing technical debt.

• Engineering mindset: Strong focus on engineering fundamentals, including design patterns, SOLID principles, clean architecture, and system design.

• Leadership & mentoring: Proven track record of leading technical teams, mentoring engineers, and fostering a culture of excellence.

• Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
   

Good to have:

• Familiarity with Dora Metrics and engineering metrics-driven improvement.

• Experience with event-driven systems, financial platforms, or fintech applications

• If you are enthusiastic about leading teams in an XP (Extreme Programming) environment, driving technical excellence, amiliarity with Dora Metrics and engineering metrics-driven improvement and working closely with the business to deliver exceptional solutions, we encourage you to apply.

The perks

It really is more than a job. We'll recognize your talent and make sure that you can still have a life – at work, and outside of it. Networks, committees, awards, sports and social clubs, mentorships, volunteering opportunities, extra time off… the list goes on.

• Matched giving for your fundraising activity.
• Flexible working hours and work-from-home opportunities.
• Performance-related bonuses.
• Insurance and medical plans.
• Career-focused technical and leadership training in class and online, including unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning platform.
• Contribution to gym memberships and more.
• A day off on your birthday.
• Two days' volunteering leave per year.