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.