Lead Golang Developer Software Engineer Finance Trading London

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in London is seeking a Lead Golang Developer to guide teams in creating innovative trading systems. The ideal candidate will have robust experience in Golang and full-stack development, alongside a strong focus on stakeholder interaction. This role offers hybrid working and a competitive daily rate, with opportunities in a rapidly growing company likely to IPO within two years.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Lead Full-Stack Developer/Software Engineer.
• Excellent proficiency in Golang.
• Experience building Front Office trading systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead two teams to build a multi-asset portfolio management system.
• Develop trading systems using specified tech stack.
• Ensure effective stakeholder interaction.

Skills

Golang

Agile

Full-Stack Development

Stakeholder Interaction

Tools

React

TypeScript

Redux

GraphQL

Playwright

Kafka

AWS

Job description

Job Description

Lead Golang Developer (Software Engineer Programmer Developer ReactJS React-JS React.JS GraphQL Playwright TypeScript Redux Saga Ag-Grid Fixed Income JavaScript Node Credit Rates Bonds Agile Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Finance Front Office Trading Financial Services UI Front End Front End EMS OMS Execution Order Management System Portfolio Golang Go Java AWS Kafka) required by our trading software client in London.

You MUST have the following:

• Strong experience as a Lead Full-Stack Developer/Software Engineer/Programmer
• Excellent Golang
• Experience building Front Office trading systems (portfolio management, execution or order management, risk or PnL analysis)
• Strong ability to lead and take concepts and ideas into technical solutions
• Excellent stakeholder interaction skills
• Agile

The following is DESIRABLE, not essential:

• JavaScript and TypeScript
• Ag-Grid and GraphQL
• Python or Java

Role: Lead Golang Developer (Software Engineer Programmer Developer ReactJS React-JS React.JS GraphQL Playwright TypeScript Redux Saga Ag-Grid Fixed Income JavaScript Node Credit Rates Bonds Agile Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management Finance Front Office Trading Financial Services UI Front End Front End EMS OMS Execution Order Management System Portfolio Golang Go Java AWS Kafka) required by our trading software client in London. You will be leading two small teams to build a new multi-asset portfolio management system. The stack is React, TypeScript, Redux, Ag-Grid, GraphQL, Playwright, Java, Golang, Kafka and AWS. The hiring manager is flexible on experience. Ideally, you will have some full-stack experience, or have led full-stack teams, but Golang is the focus here.

You need experience building trading systems but it does not matter what the asset class is. If you have experience with execution management or order management systems, that would be ideal but is not essential. Similarly, it doesn't matter if your financial experience is from the buy-side or the sell-side.

This is a well-backed company that is growing rapidly and will likely IPO in the next 24 months. There is hybrid working with a possibility for remote working.

Duration: 12-24 months

Rate: £700-900/day OUTSIDE IR35