Software Engineer, IG Group
Java
3+ days a week in office
The UK's No.1 trading provider
Posted today
The UK's No.1 trading provider
1001+ employees
Posted today
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
We challenge anything that holds investors back.
Role
Who you are
- For this role, we're looking for solid backend engineering experience with Java as your weapon of choice (Spring Boot, REST/gRPC, reactive patterns)
- Battle-tested experience running production workloads on Kubernetes (AWS EKS preferred) – you've debugged pod crashes at midnight and lived to tell the tale
- Knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL) and caching layers (Redis)
- Understanding of DevOps chops: CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and container orchestration aren't buzzwords to you they're daily tools
- Experience with distributed systems, microservice architectures, and the observability tooling needed to keep them healthy
- A security-first mindset baked into how you design and code – not bolted on as an afterthought
- An ownership mindset that borders on obsessive - you treat every system like you built it with your own money
- AI-positive mindset - you see AI tools as amplifiers of engineering capability, not replacements, and you're excited to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI-assisted development
- Drive to continually succeed; always working towards engineering excellence - you advocate for practices like pair programming, test-driven development (TDD), and automated testing not because a process demands it, but because you've seen how they elevate code quality and team capability
- Strong English-language communication skills and the ability to thrive in globally distributed, cross-functional teams
- Hunger for continuous learning - you'll gain deep understanding of IG's trading products, financial markets, and the complex regulations that govern them
- Familiarity with financial services, trading platforms, or crypto/fintech is a plus - but we'll teach you if you bring the engineering firepower
- Willingness to participate in on-call rotations - production ownership means being there when it counts
What the job involves
- You'll be the engineering force behind services that handle massive transaction volumes, real-time market data, and split-second decision making
- Your primary responsibility is designing and building backend systems that are robust, observable, and wickedly fast
- You won't just write code – you'll own the full lifecycle from architecture to production, ensuring our systems perform flawlessly when millions of pounds are on the line
- You'll leverage AI-assisted development tools as a core part of your workflow — we expect engineers to actively embrace AI to multiply their impact
- Design, build, and maintain high-performance Java services (Spring Boot WebFlux/MVC) that handle real-time trading operations and massive data throughput
- Own the full stack from code to cloud – architect solutions, build CI/CD pipelines, deploy to Kubernetes (AWS EKS), and keep production humming
- Partner with Product, Design, and Frontend teams to deliver features that move the needle for our clients and business – not just tick boxes
- Actively participate in product development, from requirements discussions to seeing customers using your software in production
- Contribute to implementing observability that matters – build monitoring, alerting, and tracing (Grafana, Honeycomb, OpenTelemetry) that catches issues before clients notice them
- Champion technical excellence in performance, scalability, and security – in fintech, "good enough" isn't good enough
- Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents with urgency and precision – when something breaks at 3am, you're the person who fixes it (and then makes sure it never breaks again)
- Contribute to technical discussions, participate in thoughtful code reviews and knowledge sharing
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and stay at the cutting edge of modern engineering practices
- Challenge the status quo – question architectural decisions, propose improvements, and help shape our technical direction
Application process
- End Date: May 24, 2026
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 values
- Think big
- Deliver at pace
- Raise the bar
- Lead and inspire
- Champion the client
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Breon Corcoran
(Group 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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