Technical Lead

VirtueTech Recruitment Group; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 126.000 - 154.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working

3 days per week in London

Bonus 15–20%

Descripción de la vacante

VirtueTech Recruitment Group is partnering with a leading global commodities trading firm to hire a hands-on C#/.NET Technical Lead for the Trade Capture team in London. You will own technical decisions, mentor engineers and drive modernisation while still coding.

The role manages high-performance trading systems processing around 10,000 trades daily across Power, Gas, Metals, and other commodities, with hybrid working 3 days per week in London.

Formación

• Experience with real-time trading or similar high-performance systems.
• Background in commodities, FX, hedge funds or trading environments.
• Proven ability to lead or mentor software engineers.
• Strong understanding of event-driven architectures.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop and enhance high-performance trading applications using C#/.NET.
• Lead and mentor engineers, promoting best practices.
• Build and maintain real-time messaging systems and trading platform integrations.
• Work closely with traders and business stakeholders.
• Modernise existing systems and introduce new technologies.

Conocimientos

C#/.NET

Leadership

Mentoring

Event-driven

Herramientas

Kafka

RabbitMQ

TIBCO

Azure Service Bus

Descripción del empleo

We're working with a leading global commodities trading firm looking for a hands-on C#/.NET Technical Lead to join their Trade Capture team.

You’ll take technical ownership of business-critical trading systems processing approximately 10,000 trades daily across Power, Gas, Metals and other commodities.

This is an opportunity to lead technical decisions, mentor engineers and drive modernisation while remaining actively involved in development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and enhance high-performance trading applications using C#/.NET.
• Lead and mentor engineers, promoting best practices.
• Build and maintain real-time messaging systems and trading platform integrations.
• Work closely with traders and business stakeholders.
• Modernise existing systems and introduce new technologies.

Requirements:

• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, TIBCO or Azure Service Bus.
• Background in Commodities, FX, Hedge Funds or trading environments.
• Experience leading or mentoring software engineers.
• Strong understanding of event-driven architecture and real-time systems.
• Proactive approach to engineering and interest in AI-assisted development.

Package:

• Up to £140,000 base + 15–20% bonus + Benefits
• Hybrid working | 3 days per week in London
• Technical ownership of critical trading platforms.
• Opportunity to influence engineering practices and lead modernisation projects.