Sr. Engineer - Backend

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Hello, we're IG Group. We are a publicly traded FTSE250 FinTech company who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.

We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We're global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We're hungry to move faster, ship better product for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers.

We work in cross-functional teams and are laser focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.

The team manages the Payments Gateway application, focusing on deployment maturity, CI/CD automation, and testing uplift. We enable secure, reliable, and scalable releases while driving best practices across applications.

The role will drive the uplift of the Payments Gateway by implementing automated regression, acceptance, and security testing within the CI/CD pipeline. It will enable the shift from fragile gray deployments to reliable, rollback-ready releases. The engineer will build the system, enforce coverage, and integrate security checks. This reduces downtime risks, accelerates delivery, and ensures compliance. The role also strengthens team maturity by spreading knowledge and best practices, creating lasting impact across the organization.

Key Qualification Requirements:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems using Java, Spring, and SpringBoot, ensuring high performance, scalability, and security.

• Implement Microservices-based solutions, integrating with various systems and services.

• Utilize JMS, AMQ, and Kafka for message queuing and streaming, ensuring reliable and efficient data exchange.

• Work with Oracle and No Sql databases, designing schemas, optimizing queries, and ensuring data integrity

• Develop and consume RESTful web services, ensuring compliance with best practices and standards.

• Apply knowledge of AWS, containerization technologies and Nomad for deployment and management.

• Mentor junior developers, providing guidance and support to help them grow professionally.

• Own and address complex changes, remove impediments, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality solutions.

• Work in an Agile environment, applying methodologies such as pair programming, Test-driven development (TDD), and behaviour-driven development (BDD).
   

We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office -- which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other. When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction:

• Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm
• Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes
• Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs
• Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth.
• Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback

We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We're committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey. Learn more about our D&I approach here.

Your growth fuels our success! Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders, and clear career progression. Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs. Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work.

Learn more about the Perks here!

Join us for this exciting journey. Apply now!

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