Senior Full Stack Engineer
IG operates an award-winning trading platform and provides forex trading services, support, and educational resources through IG Academy.
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About IG
IG is a trading-services company offering an award-winning trading platform, including forex trading services in the US. Its website highlights instant support and educational resources through IG Academy, and warns users about the risks of leveraged CFD trading.
Skills
About the Role
You will own the end-to-end delivery of complex features, from design through deployment, while ensuring performance, reliability, and engineering quality. You will implement architectural designs, improve engineering practices, mentor other engineers, use AI-assisted development tools, and participate in an on-call rotation.
Requirements
- Solid software engineering experience delivering complex technical solutions
- Deep expertise in Java
- Experience building and operating high-performance, mission-critical systems
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools
- Ability to mentor and develop engineers
- Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, and API design
- Commitment to TDD, pairing, code reviews, and continuous improvement
- Strong English-language communication skills
- Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery of technically complex features from design through deployment
- Take accountability for performance, reliability, and engineering quality
- Lead implementation of architectural designs and translate them into production-ready code
- Identify and champion beneficial technologies and engineering practices
- Address gaps in technical knowledge and engineering best practices
- Mentor team members and share software engineering expertise
- Work with the engineering manager to improve engineering standards
- Participate in the on-call rotation
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid working
- Home office equipment reimbursement
- Performance-related bonus
- Private medical cover for you and your family or partner
- Multikafeteria system
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Well-being events
- Summer picnic, New Year party, and other social events
- Three additional days off per year for your birthday and voluntary work
- Employee-led inclusion networks with an annual events and projects budget
