Software Engineer: Core Trading

About IG Group

IG Group is a FTSE
250 Fin Tech company that runs mobile, web and desktop platforms for trading stocks & shares, leveraged products, futures & options and crypto.

Software Engineer:
Core Trading

We are ambitious, with over 340,000 users worldwide and offices in 18 countries. We deliver high‑performance trading tools and value high autonomy, innovation and client focus.

You will work in our Core Trading team, building low‑latency, high‑throughput systems that enable order booking, execution, real‑time risk management and valuation.

Use cutting‑edge Java and engineering practices to deliver world‑class trading experiences. Communicate with stakeholders, solve complex problems, maintain quality and performance, and drive continuous improvement.

• Collaborate within a dynamic engineering team to design, develop and maintain IG’s core trading systems
• Deliver new trading products and features across all business lines, including OTC trading, share dealing and high‑frequency institutional trading
• Develop low‑latency, high‑throughput distributed systems built on an asynchronous event‑driven architecture
• Ensure all systems and features are optimised, robust and resilient to provide performant 24/7 trading
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement to ensure a best‑in‑class trading offering
• Leverage modern engineering practices and tooling such as pair programming, TDD, BDD and CI/CD pipelines to rapidly deliver business value

• Very strong core Java development skills (4+ years of experience)
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Software, systems, API design skills
• Automation testing (unit, acceptance, performance), TDD, BDD, CI/CD and Dev Ops experience
• Experience with performance testing and optimisation of distributed systems
• Experience engineering financial systems (ideally trading systems)
• Experience with messaging technologies such as AMQ / Kafka

• Lead and inspire – drive trust, alignment and enthusiasm
• Think big – focus on high‑impact problems
• Champion the client – understand and prioritise client needs
• Deliver at pace – push for fast, sustainable growth
• Raise the bar – take ownership, be accountable and share feedback

• Competitive salary
• Flexible benefits package (12% of salary)
• Private medical cover for you and family
• Life insurance
• Gym membership contribution
• 25 days holiday (+1 birthday day, +2 voluntary work days = 28 total; option to buy/sell holiday days)
• Unlimited access to Linked In Learning
• Comprehensive global and local onboarding process
• Employee‑led diverse networks and ESG initiatives
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental pay and leave, plus support and benefits for parents

All roles are open to candidates of all backgrounds.