Join the game-changers! 

Build the backend systems that power millions of trades across the world. As an engineer ready to take your career to the next level, you'll work alongside senior engineers to develop high-performance, mission-critical services that run our award-winning trading platforms. You'll grow your skills while tackling real challenges – processing real-time event streams, executing complex business logic, and learning what it takes to build systems that never let our clients down.

Join us on our sprint towards the FTSE 100. 

So, who are we?

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.

Your team 

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 role in the Team’s Success 

Your primary responsibility will be to contribute to backend services that handle substantial transaction volumes, real-time market data, and time-sensitive operations. You'll work closely with senior engineers to design and build event-driven systems using Java, Spring Boot and Kafka that are robust, observable, and performant. You won't just write code – you'll learn to own features end-to-end, from development through to production on AWS (EKS), building the skills to take full accountability for your work. 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 you'll embrace this ownership mindset as you grow into an experienced engineer. 

What you'll do 

• Build and maintain Java services (Spring Boot) that handle real-time trading operations and significant data throughput 

• Develop event-driven systems using Kafka – building producers, consumers, and stream processors that keep our trading platforms responsive 

• Develop your skills across the full stack – writing code, building CI/CD pipelines, deploying to AWS, and learning production operations 

• Partner with Product, Design, and Frontend teams to deliver features that drive business growth and champion the client – not just tick boxes 

• Participate actively in product development, from requirements discussions to seeing customers using your software in production 

• Implement observability that matters – contribute to monitoring, alerting, and tracing that catches issues before clients notice them 

• Learn to drive technical excellence in performance, scalability, and security – in fintech, "good enough" isn't good enough 

• Participate in troubleshooting and resolving production incidents – developing the skills to diagnose issues quickly and implement lasting fixes 

• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and stay at the cutting edge of modern engineering practices 

• Contribute to technical discussions and code reviews – raising the bar for yourself and the team while learning from more experienced engineers 

Who we're are looking for? 

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

• 3+ years of backend engineering experience with Java as your primary language 

• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems – ideally Kafka, but experience with similar technologies (AWS SNS/SQS) is valuable 

• Hands-on experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure) – you've deployed and operated applications in the cloud and understand core services 

• Experience working with containerised applications and Kubernetes (EKS) – you've deployed services and understand the basics of container orchestration 

• Good understanding of relational databases – you're comfortable writing SQL queries, understand transaction isolation levels, have experience with indexing strategies 

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices – you've worked with automated build and deployment processes 

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

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

What you'll need for this role 

• A growing ownership mindset – you take pride in your work and want to build systems you can be proud of 

• 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 

• Enthusiasm for engineering best practices – you appreciate the value of test-driven development, code reviews, and automated testing, and want to grow these skills 

• 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 – we'll help you learn the domain if you bring strong engineering fundamentals 

• Willingness to participate in on-call rotations as you grow – production ownership means being there when it counts 

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

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How we 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.

The Perks

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!