Lead Software Developer

Lead Software Developer | £85,000 | London | Financial Services

Overview

A market leading financial company is seeking a Lead Software Developer to lead the design, development, and delivery of risk and compliance technology solutions across its Marketing operations. This is a high-impact role at the centre of a business transformation journey, with responsibility for building robust, scalable systems for market risk, credit risk, operational risk, compliance, and regulatory reporting.

The successful candidate will combine hands-on technical expertise with commodities trading knowledge, driving the development of innovative solutions to support a complex, global marketing business.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of risk reporting, P&L attribution, and compliance systems for Marketing IM
• Develop tools for Real Time dashboards, scenario analysis, and risk monitoring (market, credit, operational)
• Build and maintain APIs, data pipelines, and automation for risk analytics and reporting
• Implement scalable solutions to monitor risks across inventories, derivatives, FX, and counterparty credit
• Enhance and integrate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) risk platforms
• Collaborate with risk teams to gather requirements and deliver tailored solutions
• Define design patterns, development standards, and quality controls
• Lead and mentor developers, managing performance and growth
• Contribute to tech strategy, promoting innovation and best practices

Essential Skills & Experience

• 8+ years in software development within commodities/financial services
• Skilled in C#, .NET Core, Angular (v17+), SQL Server, Azure, microservices, and Power BI
• Experience in unit testing, test automation, and Agile delivery
• Knowledge of market, credit, and operational risk, compliance, and trade life cycle
• Proven in delivering complex risk and compliance solutions
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Bonus: Python, Azure Data Factory/Databricks, data analysis, and COTS risk platforms (eg, CubeLogic, deltaconX)

Package

• £85,000 Base Salary
• 15% non-contributory pension
• Hybrid working (3 days per week)
• Performance-based bonus scheme
• Comprehensive benefits package including pension, healthcare, and wellbeing support

Lead Software Developer | £85,000 | London | Financial Services