VP Lead Engineer

Lead Engineer (Vice President) – Front Office Trading
London (Hybrid)
£120k - £130k + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Overview

My client is looking to hire a Lead Engineer (VP) to play a key role in the transformation of Front Office technology.

This is a high-impact position within a multi-year platform modernisation programme, focused on building real-time, low-latency, high-performance systems that directly support front office trading workflows.

You’ll operate across the full stack, influence architecture, and work closely with the business to deliver scalable, next-generation trading platforms.

The Role

As a Lead Engineer, you will combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership, shaping both the platform and engineering standards.

Key responsibilities:

Build and evolve a suite of real-time, high-performance microservices for trading workflows
Lead end-to-end solution design across backend and frontend systems
Partner directly with traders and stakeholders to translate requirements into impactful solutions
Drive best practices across distributed systems, testing, CI/CD, and code quality
Influence and contribute to the modernisation strategy of the fixed income tech stack
Act as a technical leader, raising the bar across engineering standards and design decisions
Tech Environment

Java | React (Vite, NX) | Kafka / Solace / RabbitMQ | WebSockets / SSE | Rx | Kubernetes | SQL

About You

You are a strong technologist and technical leader with a passion for building high-performance systems in complex environments.
You will bring:

Deep expertise in modern Java, including concurrency, memory management, and reactive programming
Strong experience building real-time, event-driven systems
Advanced front-end experience with modern tooling (React, Vite, NX, Playwright)
Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture
Experience designing and deploying RESTful and event-driven APIs
Hands-on experience with containerisation and orchestration (Kubernetes)
A track record of driving engineering excellence through best practices, CI/CD, and code quality
Desirable

Experience within financial markets / front office trading environments (Rates, Credit, Fixed Income)
Exposure to low-latency systems
What is on Offer

Hybrid working model
Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
30 days holiday + bank holidays (with option to buy more)
Private healthcare and life assurance
Flexible benefits (retail discounts, gym, Bike4Work scheme)
CSR programme + 2 days volunteering leave
Why Join?

Work on business-critical systems used directly by traders
Play a key role in a large-scale modernisation programme
Influence architecture, tooling, and engineering direction
Join a team that values engineering quality, performance, and innovation
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If you’re interested in leading the build of next-generation trading platforms in a front office environment, apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed