Lead Java Engineer, Front Office Trading Platform

McGregor Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in London

Job summary

McGregor Boyall in London is seeking a senior Java engineer to lead the transformation of a strategic Front Office FX Options pricing platform. You will design high-performance services and drive an event-driven architecture.

The role is hands-on with no people management, working closely with Traders, Quants and senior engineers to deliver business-critical technology in a hybrid London setting.

Qualifications

• Experience building complex, distributed systems in Java.
• Proficiency with Java ecosystem and modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering transformation of a strategic Front Office pricing platform.
• Design and build high-performance Java services supporting global electronic trading.
• Replace a long-established platform with a modern, scalable, event-driven architecture.
• Work closely with Traders, Quants and senior engineers to deliver business-critical technology.
• Drive engineering best practices, system design and AI-assisted software development.
• Improve platform performance, resilience and developer productivity.

Skills

Core Java

Spring Framework

Event-driven architecture

Distributed systems

Domain-Driven Design

SOLID principles

Cloud-native development

CI/CD

AI-assisted software development

Tools

Kafka

Solace

WebSockets

Job description

McGregor Boyall in London is seeking a senior Java engineer to lead the transformation of a strategic Front Office FX Options pricing platform. You will design high-performance services and drive an event-driven architecture.

The role is hands-on with no people management, working closely with Traders, Quants and senior engineers to deliver business-critical technology in a hybrid London setting.