IG Group

Java Engineer: IG Prime

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1 day ago
London, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain IG’s FIX APIs.
  • Deliver new functionality for the IG Prime product roadmap.
  • Provide technical support to institutional clients and FIX Support teams when required.
  • Monitor and manage FIX API services with a focus on performance, reliability, and resilience.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to improve processes and service delivery.
  • Build test harnesses and increase automation across the FIX platform.
  • Identify development risks and build mitigations.

Requirements

  • Around five years of Java development experience.
  • Experience developing external APIs.
  • Strong concurrent and multithreaded programming skills.
  • Experience with asynchronous systems, including streaming and messaging.
  • Experience using the Spring Framework.
  • Linux proficiency, including shell scripting.
  • Experience with cloud platforms, ideally AWS.
  • Experience coding using AI and a continuous improvement mentality.

Benefits

  • Hybrid working model with three days in the office, plus flexible working hours and work-from-home opportunities.
  • 12% flexible benefits package over base salary, with pension, insurance, and medical plan options.
  • Participation in an annual performance-based bonus scheme.
  • Tailored development programs, mentoring, career progression, and technical and leadership training.
  • Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning.
  • Matched giving for fundraising activity.
  • One day off on the employee’s birthday.
  • Two days of volunteering leave per year.
  • Access to social events, committees, sports and social clubs, special-interest groups, and coaching and development sessions.

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About IG Group

1,001-5,000 employees

IG Group is a London‑headquartered, publicly traded online brokerage founded in 1974. It builds multi‑asset trading platforms for retail and professional clients, offering financial spread betting, CFDs, forex, share dealing, and crypto, with revenues from spreads, commissions, and financing. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and operates globally under the IG brand, serving traders across Europe, Asia‑Pacific, and North America.

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