Java Engineer: IG Prime

The IG Group
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java
API
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing
Computer Programming
Linux
Spring
Shell Script
Data Streaming
Web Services
Working Model 2D
Multithreading
Web Api

Job description

and partners across global markets. We're responsible for delivering resilient, high-performance trading and market data integrations that underpin some of IG's most critical client experiences. You will play a key role in creating a new suite of robust trading APIs in the cloud. Your role in the Team's Success You'll be at the heart of IG's institutional growth strategy-building the APIs that traders rely on every day. Your work directly enables IG Prime to onboard new clients, expand into new markets, and deliver the low-latency, reliable connectivity that institutional traders demand. You'll help grow the product offering by designing and delivering new API capabilities that meet evolving client needs. Whether you're shipping new features, hardening existing services, or collaborating with stakeholders to solve integration challenges, your contributions will have a real impact. What you'll do Develop and maintain IG's FIX APIs Help deliver the IG Prime division's product roadmap of

Requirements

new functionality Provide technical support to IG's clients and FIX Support teams when required Monitor and manage FIX API services with a focus on performance, reliability, and resilience Collaborate with business stakeholders to improve processes and deliver excellent service Build test harnesses and increase automation across the FIX platform What you'll need for this role Experience with developing external APIs A continuous improvement mentality, experience with coding using AI Identifies development risks and builds mitigations Around 5 years of Java development experience Strong concurrent/multithreaded programming skills Experience with asynchronous systems (streaming, messaging) Experience using the Spring Framework Linux proficiency, including shell scripting Experience with cloud (ideally AWS) 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

Benefits & conditions

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. As well as having the chance to attend regular social events and join special-interest groups, you get an attractive selection of benefits working with IG: 12% Flexible Benefits Package over and above your base salary, and wide variety of pension, insurance and medical plans to choose from Participation in our annual performance-based bonus scheme Matched giving for your fundraising activity Flexible working hours and work-from-home opportunities Career-focused technical and leadership trainings in-class and online, incl. unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning platform A day off on your birthday Two days' volunteering leave per year Regular coaching and development sessions with senior leadership will help you optimise your leadership impact and identify growth opportunities for both you and your team. Regular coaching and development sessions with senior leadership will help you optimise your leadership impact and identify growth opportunities for both you and your team. Learn more about the Perks here! Join us for this exciting journey. Apply now! Number of openings 1", "salary_raw": null}

About the company

{"description": " Job Title Java Engineer: IG Prime Job Description Who are we? Hello, we're IG Group. We are a FTSE100 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 products 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 Our engineering team sits within the IG Prime, strengthening IG's institutional client offering. Our FIX Integrations team builds and maintains the APIs that power IG's connectivity with institutional clients

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