Team Lead, Software Engineering

TP ICAP Group Services Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

TP ICAP Group Services Ltd in London seeks a Software Engineering Team Lead to deliver high‑quality, scalable C++ services for Linux, Docker and AWS environments. You will act as a hands‑on contributor and people leader, embedding AI‑assisted engineering practices across the team to improve delivery speed while maintaining security and quality.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and partner with DevOps and architecture to ensure robust, maintainable systems.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on expertise in modern C++ (C++17 or later) including multithreading and performance
• Proven commercial experience developing native C++ apps on Linux
• Solid Linux development and debugging tools knowledge (GCC/Clang, GDB, CMake)
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes or comparable container orchestration
• Experience leading software teams and driving engineering standards

Responsibilities

• Own engineering delivery across full lifecycle from design to production support
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and ensure code quality and maintainability
• Lead architectural decisions, reviews, and risk identification
• Establish automated testing and release practices for reliable delivery
• Guide engineering improvements and reduce technical debt
• Collaborate with DevOps, Infra and Architecture teams and mentor engineers

Skills

Modern C++

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Tools

GCC/Clang

CMake

GDB

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world’s leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform. The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.

Role Overview

The Global Analytics team builds and maintains mission-critical systems for price discovery, order management, and trade capture tools that empower the front office to operate efficiently and effectively across global markets. The Software Engineering Team Lead is accountable for the delivery, quality, and sustainability of software produced by a small, highly skilled engineering team within Global Analytics. The role operates as a player–coach, combining hands‑on technical contribution with people management, delivery leadership, and continuous improvement The role has a specific mandate to embed AI-enabled software engineering practices across the team, establishing safe, repeatable, and scalable patterns for using tools such as Kiro and agentic development to increase delivery speed without compromising security, control, or quality.

Role & Responsibilities

• Own engineering delivery across the full software development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment and production support.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership, setting high standards for software design, code quality, maintainability and engineering discipline.
• Lead technical decision-making and code reviews, identifying architectural weaknesses, delivery risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Establish strong automated testing and release practices to support predictable, high-quality delivery.
• Drive resolution of complex technical and production issues, ensuring root causes are addressed through sustainable engineering improvements.
• Continuously reduce technical debt, unnecessary complexity and operational risk.

AI‑Enabled Engineering Practices

• Leverage AI‑assisted development tools across software design, implementation, testing, debugging and documentation.
• Apply AI‑assisted engineering in accordance with established engineering, architecture, security and data protection standards.
• Ensure AI‑generated code meets the same quality, security, maintainability and testing standards as manually developed code.

Technical Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

• Provide technical guidance, code review and mentoring to engineers, promoting strong engineering practices across the team.
• Work closely with Principal Engineers, DevOps, Infrastructure and Architecture teams to deliver effective, maintainable and scalable solutions.
• Promote effective documentation, knowledge transfer and shared ownership of business‑critical applications.
• Communicate technical risks, dependencies, implementation trade‑offs and progress clearly and proactively.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into practical engineering solutions.

Linux & Cloud‑Native Engineering

• Design, develop and maintain modern C++ services targeting Linux, Docker and AWS EKS environments.
• Apply cloud‑native engineering practices including health checks, graceful shutdown, configuration management, logging and observability.
• Lead the modernisation of existing Windows‑based C++ applications towards Linux and container‑based architectures.
• Work with DevOps, Infrastructure and Architecture teams to establish reliable build, deployment and operational practices.

Experience / Competences

Essential

• Strong hands‑on expertise in modern C++ (C++17 or later), including multithreading, concurrency, memory management and performance optimisation.
• Proven commercial experience developing and supporting native C++ applications on Linux.
• Strong knowledge of Linux development and debugging tools, including GCC/Clang, GDB and CMake.
• Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes or comparable container orchestration technologies.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, networking, service reliability and production troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership to software engineering teams, including technical decision‑making, code review, mentoring and engineering standards.
• Strong commitment to automated testing, maintainable software and reliable production delivery.

Desired

• Hands‑on experience with AWS EKS and associated AWS services. Experience operating high‑performance C++ services in containerised production environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation and cloud‑native deployment practices.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, asynchronous I/O and high‑throughput messaging.
• Experience modernising legacy Windows applications or migrating existing systems to Linux.
• Knowledge of financial markets, market data, trading systems or order management platforms.
• Experience applying AI‑assisted development tools within secure engineering workflows.

Job Band & Level

Manager / 7

Not The Perfect Fit? Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us.

Company Statement

We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement.

Location

UK - 135 Bishopsgate - London

Connecting clients, communities and colleagues for sustainable growth

TP ICAP connects people, platforms, ideas, and insight across the world’s financial, energy and commodities markets. As a global leader in market infrastructure and data‑led solutions, we enhance market access, increase efficiencies, and unlock possibilities.

Work with us

Joining TP ICAP puts you at the heart of markets that matter. You’ll have the freedom to innovate and act on your initiative. We’ll train you and build your abilities in your specialist area, so that you can become an expert in your field. And all within a connected network that’s there to set you up for success.

More about us

TP ICAP Group is a collection of premium brands each with a distinct, client‑focused offering. Underpinning and connecting these client‑facing brands is the financial security, operational strength and know-how we have as a Group. Connections are at the heart of what we do. We combine our people’s know‑how with the latest technology to improve price discovery, trade execution and liquidity flow. Connections create strength. Through them, we help our clients to manage risk, realise investment strategies and expand the scope for growth. And connections act as a catalyst. Sparking richer solutions for our clients to break new ground, modernising markets for future performance, and creating dynamic careers for our people. Our capacity to connect builds trust, supports communities and gives us the power to anticipate and respond to change, whatever direction the world takes. It’s what makes TP ICAP a mainstay in the global markets, now and in the future. TP ICAP. We connect.