Engineering Lead (VP Level)
Location: London
Type: Permanent

Required Background

Extensive experience within investment banking, electronic trading, or capital markets technology
Proven track record delivering Front Office trading platforms across multiple asset classes
Experience working with:
- Fixed Income
- Equities
- ETFs
- OTC Derivatives
Strong understanding of pre-trade technology, including pricing, market data, execution workflows, and order management
Experience partnering with Trading, Sales, Quantitative, and Product teams
Deep knowledge of electronic trading workflows, market structure, liquidity management, and execution strategies
Experience leading engineering teams and delivering large-scale platform transformation initiatives

Technical Skills

Strong development expertise in:
- Python (preferred)
- R (preferred)
- Rust (preferred)
Experience building and supporting:
- Real-time pricing engines
- Pre-trade analytics platforms
- Market data platforms
- Execution and trading systems
- Low-latency trading infrastructure
Strong experience working with:
- Real-time market data feeds
- Pricing and valuation data
- Trade and execution data
- Ticket-level data
- Streaming analytics platforms
Cloud-native architecture and platform engineering
Distributed systems design and high-performance application development
Event-driven and real-time processing architectures

Nice to Have

Experience delivering strategic trading platform rebuild or modernisation programmes
Knowledge of pricing models and valuation methodologies
Experience supporting electronic pricing and quote distribution platforms
ETF market-making, liquidity management, and creation/redemption process expertise
Experience building scalable cloud-based trading ecosystems
Exposure to revenue-generating Front Office technology solutions
Strong understanding of risk, pricing, and trading analytics platforms

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and delivery of a next-generation trading platform across multiple asset classes
Define technical strategy, architecture, and engineering standards
Partner with Front Office stakeholders to deliver trading, pricing, and execution capabilities
Drive development of cloud-native, scalable, and low-latency solutions
Oversee real-time market data, pricing, and analytics platforms
Lead engineering teams through platform transformation and modernisation initiatives
Ensure solutions support revenue generation, market-making, risk management, and trading efficiency
Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to deliver strategic outcomes

By applying for this role, you consent to SGI contacting you by telephone regarding recruitment services, market updates, and relevant business opportunities

We believe in equal opportunity for all and actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Source Group International Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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