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Lead Engineer

London, 21 Moorfields🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Architecting and building real-time, high-performance micro-services and full-stack solutions for core rates and credit fixed income trading workflows.

Role type

Lead Engineer (Vice President level)

Builds

Modern, real-time, high-performance applications and a scalable fixed income technology platform

Domain

Financial Services / Fixed Income Trading / Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Java (modern, concurrency, reactive), Front-end tooling (Vite, Nx, Playwright), Low-latency UIs (WebSockets, SSE, Rx), Distributed systems design, Event-driven architectures (Solace, Kafka, RabbitMQ), RESTful APIs, SQL/Relational DB design, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Test automation

Preferred skills

Architectural decision-making, Code review leadership, Platform modernization strategy

Technologies

Java, Vite, Nx, Playwright, WebSockets, SSE, Rx, Solace, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Develop high-performance micro-services for trading workflows; Drive full-stack solution design with front-end engineers; Engage with business stakeholders to deliver impactful features; Champion engineering best practices in architecture, testing, and code quality; Contribute to platform modernization and strategy

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence

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