Senior Engineer, CMC Markets
5 days a week in office
Online trading platform
Be an early applicant
Online trading platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To use the latest tech and tools to give our customers the very best trading experience.
Role
Who you are
- Technical Proficiency:
- Strong development experience with proficiency in one or more of the following areas of software engineering: mobile, web, backend, data, and infrastructure
- A T-shaped skill set, with depth in specific areas and the ability to contribute across various technical domains
- Experience and Qualifications:
- At least 5-7 years of experience in software engineering, with demonstrated ability to lead development initiatives
- Experience in building scalable, secure, and reliable systems with attention to both design and operational concerns
- Advocacy for Best Practices:
- Strong commitment to coding standards, security awareness, and documentation
- Experience in promoting and implementing practices such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
- Operational Knowledge:
- Familiarity with on-call responsibilities, incident management, and troubleshooting in a production environment
- Soft Skills:
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for a variety of audiences
- Proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams, demonstrating strong collaboration and a focus on shared goals
What the job involves
- The Senior Engineer is a key technical contributor responsible for leading the development of high-quality software solutions
- You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that our solutions meet both technical and business objectives while embodying our values of engineering excellence and customer focus
- Technical Leadership:
- Provide technical leadership within the team, contributing to architectural decisions and system design
- Take ownership of features and services, ensuring they are designed and developed to a high standard
- Advocate for best practices in coding, testing, security, and documentation
- Customer Obsession:
- Build features that prioritise customer needs, ensuring each development effort adds value and quality to the customer experience
- Work with stakeholders to understand customer requirements and ensure technical decisions align with these needs
- Build and Run:
- Embrace the "build and run" philosophy by taking responsibility for the systems you help to build
- Participate in on-call rotations, ensuring the reliability and operational health of systems
- Proactively address incidents, contributing to a reduced mean time to recovery and improved deployment frequency
- Mentorship and Development:
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing guidance in technical growth and fostering a culture of learning
- Share knowledge and contribute to team development through code reviews, technical discussions, and collaborative problem-solving
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between technical solutions and business goals
- Communicate effectively within the team and across the business, ensuring that technical concepts are understood by non-technical stakeholders
Salary benchmarks
Our take
CMC Markets is a global provider of online retail financial services. The company enables users to trade financial instruments through its award-winning next-generation trading platform, allowing them to access various tools such as technical analysis, price projection, and forums.
CMC Markets stands out through its business model - the company aims to focus on client service in order to attract new clients and maintain a high retention rate. The market confirms the success of its strategy, with a large percentage of its revenue generated by clients who have been with the company for more than 2 years. The company is also highly rated for its client satisfaction, and sets out to educate its audience on CFD, forex and share trading, frequently hosting webinars, events, and online courses.
CMC Markets' focus appears to be on continuing to invest in new technologies and customer service, in order to support its expanding client base. For example the launch of the “Plus Plan” account for its stock trading platform, CMC Invest, means investors can now open ISAs through CMC, adding more flexibility for users to make choices for their own investment journey.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
20% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Pension: 9% = 5% company contribution and 4% self-contribution -CMC Markets will match up to 7%
- Life Assurance: 4 x salary
- Health Insurance provided through Vitality
- Income Protection
- Holiday: 25 days - per calendar year + additional day off for your birthday
- Breakfast provided for office days
- Discretionary Bonus
Company values
- Put our clients first - Our business is built around our clients - we're proud to have long-lasting relationships by understanding and supporting them every step of the way.
- Lead with quality - Our commitment to quality is at the heart of our culture. Whatever we do, we do it properly. When faced with the choice, we always prioritise quality over quantity.
- Set the standards - We're clear, open and honest with our clients, and with each other. We don't wait for others, but set the standards for others to follow.
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
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Leadership
Lord Peter Cruddas
(CEO)Previously worked in the foreign currency trading department of various banks, including the Bank of Iran and Marine Midland.
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