Senior Software Engineer, IG Group
Squad Lead, Java, React/React Native & AWS
3+ days a week in office (Cannon Street, London)
Global fintech investment platform
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Global fintech investment platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
3+ days a week in office (Cannon Street, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To power the pursuit of financial freedom for the ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience leading engineering teams in a hands-on capacity (people + technical leadership)
- Strong expertise in building cloud-native, distributed systems with Java, React/React Native, and AWS
- Track record of delivering high-quality software at speed in regulated or high-stakes environments
- Excellent problem-solving, prioritisation, and communication skills
- Commitment to security-first engineering practices, especially in fintech/crypto contexts
- Growth mindset with the ability to mentor, inspire, and develop engineering talent
What the job involves
- You will lead and contribute hands-on to the development of IG’s new crypto offering, balancing people management with technical delivery
- You’ll set the technical direction, mentor engineers, and ensure high-quality, high-impact releases
- This role directly influences the success of our FCA-licensed launch, requiring urgency, ownership, and a results-driven mindset
- Lead a high-performing engineering team, splitting time between coding and people management
- Drive delivery of new crypto product features end-to-end, from design to production
- Ensure code quality, observability, scalability, and security are embedded in every release
- Foster a collaborative, growth-focused team culture with clear goals and high accountability
- Coordinate closely with Product, Design, and cross-functional teams to achieve business outcomes
- Identify and remove delivery blockers, ensuring the team meets ambitious timelines
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Founded in 1974 by Stuart Wheeler as a UK-based spread betting company for gold, IG Group, abbreviated from Investors Gold Index, was initially set up to allow people to speculate and trade on the price change of gold without owning physical gold. And in the year 2000, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and its gradual evolution into the world of fintech began.
By 2011, the company had played a part in numerous international buyouts before narrowing its focus down to financial wagers. During the latter half of that decade, IG shut down its binary options trading platform and focused instead on building an investment portfolio with partner BlackRock Investments, all whilst maintaining its Forex and CFD trading processes. Since then, it has become a fast-paced market leader in the investment space.
In recent years, IG Group has developed major platforms for various trading actions and has grown profit and revenue significantly. Alongside this it has acquired a number of companies, including tastytrade and Freetrade, and launched its own crypto product, making it the first UK-listed company to launch crypto trading to retail investors. This further proves how much of a staple IG Group is in the world of financial trading.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Matched giving for your fundraising activity
- Performance-related bonuses
- Pension, insurance and medical plans
- Career-focused technical and leadership training in class and online, including unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning platform
- Contribution to gym memberships and more
- A day off on your birthday
- Two days’ volunteering leave per year
- Best-in-class shift allowance
- Out-of-hours transport entitlement
Company values
- Lead and inspire
- Think big
- Champion the client
- Deliver at pace
- Raise the bar
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
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Leadership
Breon Corcoran
(CEO)Joined IG Group as CEO in January 2024. Prior to this, they were the CEO of WorldRemit and a Non-Executive Director at Tilney Group.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at IG Group
- Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events & projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture.
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