Java Engineer: IG Prime

IG Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Benefits Package

Annual performance-based bonus

Matched giving for fundraising

Flexible working hours

Birthday off

Volunteering leave

Technical and leadership trainings

Job summary

A financial services firm in Greater London seeks an experienced API Developer to create robust trading APIs in the cloud. You will maintain and support IG's FIX APIs, contributing to the IG Prime division's roadmap while collaborating with various stakeholders. Candidates should possess around 5 years of Java experience, strong programming skills, and a passion for client service. The position follows a hybrid model with a range of employee benefits, creating an engaging workplace.

Qualifications

• Around 5 years of Java development experience.
• Experience with developing external APIs.
• Strong concurrent/multithreaded programming skills.
• Experience with asynchronous systems, streaming, or messaging.
• Linux proficiency including shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain IG’s FIX APIs.
• Help deliver new functionality for the IG Prime division’s product roadmap.
• Provide technical support to clients and support teams.
• Monitor and manage FIX API services with a focus on performance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve processes.

Skills

API development

Java programming

Multithreading

Spring Framework

Cloud services (AWS)

Linux proficiency

Job description

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 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 # # **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 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 feedbackWe 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 .# **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 !**Join us for this exciting journey.****Apply now!****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)