LEAD DEVELOPER

Posted 7 days 16 hours ago by Aaron King International

Permanent
Not Specified
Other
London, United Kingdom
Job Description

For an international company specialized in asset management, financial advice and investment strategies, we are looking for a

LEAD DEVELOPER

to take ownership of the development and delivery of a high-performance electronic FX trading platform. The person will play a key role in leading a small but growing team of engineers, working closely with product leads, quant analysts, and trading desks.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the full SDLC of the trading platform: planning, coding, testing, deployment.
  • Facilitate Agile processes (sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog grooming).
  • Oversee code quality, review PRs, and manage release cycles.
  • Design and implement core components of the trading engine (execution models, risk controls, etc.).
  • Optimize system latency and performance (Java-based backend).
  • Extend monitoring and analytics tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Python).
  • Guide and mentor a diverse team of developers (junior to senior levels).
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across product, trading, and executive functions.
  • Support production systems and manage incident response when needed.


Requirements

  • Education: Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field
  • Experience: 5+ years in software development, with at least 3 years working on financial or trading platforms
  • Proven leadership in driving complex technical projects
  • Experience with FIX protocol, capital markets, or EFX platforms is a strong plus
  • Solid knowledge of software architecture, automated testing, and performance tuning
  • Excellent communication in English
  • A balance of technical depth and emotional intelligence


Tech Stack

  • Languages: Java, Python
  • Infrastructure & CI/CD: GitLab, CI pipelines
  • Monitoring & Analytics: Prometheus, Grafana
  • Database: Microsoft SQL Server


What the company offers

  • Competitive salary
  • A collaborative, flat-structure environment with minimal bureaucracy
  • Creative freedom and real ownership over the product
  • Exposure to high-value trading operations and front-office logic
  • Opportunities to scale the platform and grow with the company
  • Access to a London-based team with regular sponsored travel

Location: London or Italy with travel flexibility.