Senior Software Engineer: IC (Backend/Java Spring Boot)
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trading platform, ready for launch in 2025. Your role in the Team's Success As a Senior Backend Engineer (IC), you will be at the core of building and running IG's new crypto offering. You'll design and implement high-performance, cloud-native backend services, while owning key DevOps responsibilities to ensure our systems are robust, observable, and secure. You will be trusted to move fast, solve complex problems, and take full ownership from code to production. What you'll do Design, build, and maintain cloud-native backend services in Java (Spring Boot WebFlux/MVC). Own and improve CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes on AWS EKS). Implement and maintain observability, monitoring, and alerting (Grafana, Splunk, OTEL). Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Frontend teams to deliver business-critical features. Drive technical excellence in performance, scalability, and security, especially in a crypto/fintech context. Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents with a
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proactive, ownership mindset. What you'll need for this role Strong backend engineering skills in Java (Spring Boot, REST/gRPC, Postgres, Redis). Proven experience running production workloads on Kubernetes (AWS EKS preferred). Solid knowledge of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and container orchestration. Experience with observability tooling and performance troubleshooting in distributed systems. Security-first mindset, with understanding of secure coding and deployment practices. Proactive problem-solver with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a high-performance team. 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
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extra time off for volunteering and community work. Competitive salary Flexible Benefits Package on top of your salary (12%) Private medical cover for you and your family Life insurance Contribution to gym memberships 25 Days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday & 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total The option to buy or sell holiday days. Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform A comprehensive global and local onboarding process Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women's, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events & projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture Option to participate and create ESG initiatives based on IG Brighter Future Fund Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave, as well as a range of support and benefits for parents Learn more about the Perks here! Join us for this exciting journey. Apply now! Number of openings 1