Posted 21 July, 2026
Technical Lead - FX Trading Technology (Java)
Robert Walters
London, ENG, GB
Full Time
Job Description
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.
\nWhat you'll do:
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- Lead the technical design and architecture and support a front-office FX trading platform. \n
- Build and enhance enterprise-scale Java applications supporting Spot FX, FX Forwards and NDF products. \n
- Work closely with Product Owners, Traders and Business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. \n
- Drive engineering best practices including code reviews, design reviews, automated testing and CI/CD. \n
- Mentor and coach developers through pair programming and technical leadership. \n
- Participate throughout the Agile software development lifecycle from requirements through production deployment. \n
- Support production releases and provide third-line application support where required. \n
- Champion continuous improvement across architecture, performance, scalability and reliability. \n
What you'll bring:
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- Extensive experience developing enterprise Java applications within a banking or capital markets environment. \n
- Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate and REST APIs. \n
- Experience designing scalable, distributed, high-availability systems. \n
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns and engineering best practices. \n
- Experience with Oracle SQL, messaging technologies (MQ/REST) and CI/CD pipelines. \n
- Knowledge of Agile, Test-Driven Development (TDD) and DevOps practices. \n
- Equips with solid communication skills with the ability to lead technical delivery and engage business stakeholders \n
- Experience with FX trading systems (Spot, Forwards, NDFs) is highly desirable. \n
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