Technical Specialist

Minimum compensation: starting from 20 000 PLN. The final offer will be determined based on the candidate's experience and competencies. 

Be the technical authority that engineering teams turn to when they face their hardest challenges. As a Technical Specialist, you'll set the gold standard for engineering excellence – architecting elegant solutions, tackling problems others struggle with, and raising the bar for what world-class engineering looks like at IG. Join us as we sprint towards the FTSE 100. 

We are IG UK's Crypto product engineering team, having successfully delivered the company's #1 strategic priority - a fully licensed, FCA-regulated crypto trading platform launched in December 2025. We maintain elite engineering standards through cloud-native AWS architecture, comprehensive observability, and a culture of end-to-end ownership where engineers drive product outcomes, not just technical deliverables.

Your primary responsibility will be to serve as the technical authority within your domain – the engineer that others turn to when facing their most complex challenges. You'll tackle complicated problems and features that require advanced technical expertise, with little to no supervision. You won't just write code – you'll produce it in challenging timescales while maintaining the highest quality bar. 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. 

We believe in "you build it, you run it, you love it" – and as a Technical Specialist, you'll nurture that mindset across the entire team. 

• Own end-to-end delivery of technically complex features – from design through deployment – taking accountability for performance, reliability, and engineering quality 

• Lead the implementation of architectural designs within your team, working closely with architects to translate vision into production-ready code that actually works at scale  

• Proactively discover new technologies and engineering practices that could benefit the team – and champion their adoption where they'll make a real difference  

• Remedy gaps in technical knowledge or engineering best practices within your team – raising the bar across all aspects of software engineering  

• Mentor team members and actively share expertise – you're sought out by others for guidance on all aspects of software engineering 

• Embrace the challenge of working on technologies and codebases that you're unfamiliar with – you see new challenges as opportunities to grow 

• Work closely with the engineering manager to drive technical excellence and continuously improve engineering standards across the team 

For this role, we're looking for someone with: 

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of delivering complex technical solutions 

• Deep expertise in your core technology stack – you don't just use the tools, you understand them deeply 

• Battle-tested experience building and operating high-performance, mission-critical systems – you've debugged production issues at 3am and designed solutions so they never happen again 

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools is expected – we're looking for engineers who see AI as a force multiplier, not a threat 

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop other engineers – you get genuine satisfaction from helping others grow and raising the technical bar 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience 

• Solid backend architecture chops: distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, and API design aren't buzzwords to you – they're daily tools 

• An ownership mindset that borders on obsessive – you treat every system like you built it with your own money  

• An 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  

• Strong commitment to engineering excellence: TDD, pairing, code reviews, and continuous improvement are how you operate, not boxes you tick  

• Intellectual curiosity that drives you to embrace unfamiliar technologies and codebases – you see new challenges as opportunities, not obstacles  

• Strong English-language communication skills and the ability to work effectively in globally distributed, cross-functional teams  

• A keen interest in ongoing learning, both business and technical – you'll gain deep understanding of IG's trading products and financial markets  

• Familiarity with financial services or trading platforms is highly desirable but not essential 

• Willingness to participate in on-call rotation – because you build it, you run it, you love it  

• This is a hybrid position (3 days onsite, 2 days remote work)

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.

• Home office equipment reimbursement   

• Performance relate bonus 

• Private medical cover for you and your family/partner (Medicover) 

• Multikafeteria system (you can choose a multisport card, vouchers, etc.)  

• Life insurance (Generali)  

• LinkedIn Learning platform free access 

• Share Plans for Employees 

• Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black, and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organizing events & projects that foster an open, diverse, and inclusive culture   

• Career-focused technical and leadership training in-class and online, incl. unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning platform 

• Well-being events as well as Employee Assistance Programme 

• Summer picnic, New Year party and other social events   

• Three additional days off a year - one to celebrate your Birthday and two for voluntary work 

• App-based parking spots booking system 

• Stretching sessions 

• Wellbeing weeks 

Learn more about the Perks here!

Join us for this exciting journey. Apply now! ​