Technical Lead – FX Trading Technology (Java)

You'll lead the design and delivery of a mission-critical FX trading platform used by traders and sales teams globally. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll shape architecture and drive the development of scalable, high-performance trading applications.

What you'll do:

• Lead the technical design and architecture and support a front-office FX trading platform.
• Build and enhance enterprise-scale Java applications supporting Spot FX, FX Forwards and NDF products.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Traders and Business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive engineering best practices including code reviews, design reviews, automated testing and CI/CD.
• Mentor and coach developers through pair programming and technical leadership.
• Participate throughout the Agile software development lifecycle from requirements through production deployment.
• Support production releases and provide third-line application support where required.
• Champion continuous improvement across architecture, performance, scalability and reliability.

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience developing enterprise Java applications within a banking or capital markets environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate and REST APIs.
• Experience designing scalable, distributed, high-availability systems.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns and engineering best practices.
• Experience with Oracle SQL, messaging technologies (MQ/REST) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of Agile, Test-Driven Development (TDD) and DevOps practices.
• Equips with solid communication skills with the ability to lead technical delivery and engage business stakeholders
• Experience with FX trading systems (Spot, Forwards, NDFs) is highly desirable.

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