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Engineering Manager - Core Technology Integrations, London

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Client:

IG Group

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

5

Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Job Description

UK Engineering Manager for Core Technology Integrations

IG’s UK Division is seeking an exceptional technology lead for exciting new projects that will enable and deliver faster end-to-end products to better serve customers and drive growth.

As the successful candidate, you will be dissatisfied with the status quo, and determined to build better, safer, and faster systems. You will have hands-on experience in building financial systems in the enterprise and embedding modern engineering practices. You will have proven experience in effective coaching, coordinating complex projects, envisioning and evangelising enterprise architecture, and influencing decisions across technology teams and the business.

Who are we:

Hello, we’re IG Group. No, not Instagram – though we're a pretty big deal ourselves. We’re a global, FTSE-listed company made up of a collection of progressive fintech brands in online trading and investing. We’ve received many awards for our top-class platforms, innovative products, and great employee experiences.

We believe in financial freedom. Our purpose is to help ambitious people achieve it. Around , people use our groundbreaking technology and platforms to trade financial products they know and love.

We have offices in multiple countries. When you join IG Group, you'll have the chance to work across various brands with people worldwide. We work in cross-functional teams, focused on delivering quickly to improve traders’ experience on our platforms.

We value our ways of working. At IG Group, we’ve set five target behaviours:

• Lead & Inspire: Leading teams to build trust, alignment, and enthusiasm;
• Think Big: Focusing on impactful problems;
• Champion the client: Keeping the client's needs front and center;
• Deliver at pace: Ensuring fast delivery for sustainable growth;
• Raise the bar: Taking ownership and improving across IG.

What you’ll do:

• Partner with UK product leads to discover desirable, feasible, and viable customer-centric products, especially for extensions and decoupling of Core Technology.
• Monitor third-party development team performance to ensure engineering best practices, quality code, and timely delivery as per DORA elite benchmarks.
• Lead and inspire the technical direction. Identify constraints, tackle risks early, and focus on building working software.
• Collaborate with IG Architects to envision a future architecture that grants greater autonomy to the UK division for its Core Technology investments, accelerating integrations.
• Communicate progress and share success stories across the organization. Share learnings to foster continuous improvement and raise the bar.

What you’ll need:

• Stakeholder management strategies to ensure engagement and effective communication across teams and leadership.
• Leadership skills with experience managing and developing teams, coaching, and inspiring performance.
• Experience embedding engineering best practices like CI, TDD, trunk-based development, DevOps, security, observability, and iteration. Ability to use data, such as DORA metrics, for continuous improvement.
• Hands-on experience in building services, improving legacy systems in Java, with recent focus on containerization and cloud migration. Ability to review code and lead by example.
• A passion for achieving ambitious goals, using Lean, Agile, and AI workflows, and working in the fast-paced financial market environment.

The perks:

• Recognition and work-life balance with networks, awards, sports, social clubs, mentorships, volunteering, and more.
• Flexible benefits, private medical, life insurance, gym contributions, extra holidays, unlimited LinkedIn Learning access, onboarding, diversity networks, ESG initiatives, parental benefits, and more.

Where you’ll work:

Hybrid working model promoting diversity, flexibility, and connection. Be part of a diverse, inclusive culture where authenticity is valued. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to help us realize our vision and strategy.