Senior Java Engineer - AI-Powered, Hybrid & High-Impact

IG Group

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
Flexible Benefits Package on top of my
Private medical cover for you and your
Life insurance
Gym memberships
25 Days holiday + birthday + volunteer

Job summary

IG Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance the Brokerage Services platform with AI-driven tooling. You will own backend systems in Java, develop AI-assisted coding and testing solutions, and ensure secure, scalable delivery in production.

The role emphasizes test-driven development, pair programming, and hands-on ownership of features from design to deployment. Hybrid work and a high-skill engineering culture are core to the team.

Qualifications

  • Extensive background as a Software Engineer with production systems ownership.
  • Strong Java or equivalent backend experience.
  • Fluent in test-driven development and pair programming.
  • Experience designing, building, deploying and supporting features in production.
  • Interest in automating coding tasks using AI tools.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain internal tooling that embeds AI into day-to-day engineering work.
  • Contribute to observability of the AI-assisted pipeline.
  • Automate manual steps in coding, testing and release processes.
  • Split work into releasable pieces and ship continuously.
  • Collaborate with product, security, and compliance to ensure safe AI adoption and governance.

Skills

Java
Backend
TDD
Pair programming
Automation
LLM tools
Jira/Confluence
GitLab
Financial services

Tools

Jira
Confluence
GitLab

Job description

IG Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance the Brokerage Services platform with AI-driven tooling. You will own backend systems in Java, develop AI-assisted coding and testing solutions, and ensure secure, scalable delivery in production.

The role emphasizes test-driven development, pair programming, and hands-on ownership of features from design to deployment. Hybrid work and a high-skill engineering culture are core to the team.

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