Engineering Manager - Digital Servicing

Job Title

Engineering Manager - Digital Servicing

Job Description

So, who are we?

IG has been at the centre of retail trading and investment since 1974, when we helped create the market for financial spread betting. Today, were a FTSE100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 700,000 clients and handling billions in transactions - built on decades of scale, trust and proof.

We didnt pivot to innovation; its how weve always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that’s rare in established businesses. The bar is high - bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and well give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG – the future gets built here.

Your team

This role is part of Digital Servicing Technology tech function under Trading & Operations Tech. You will be part of cross functional tech team who will be driving deliverables for Trading Charges, Trading Serving, Onboarding activation & Payments Automation streams. You will be joining a strategic part of the company and be actively contributing to a key revenue stream.

Your role in the Teams Success

You will be a strong collaborator and possess the ability to work with other Engineering Managers and their teams with T&O Tech and wider functions.

What Youll Do

• Work with product and engineering partners to drive key decisions.
• Own features and solutions along with modernization plans for the tech stack you are responsible for.
• Provide oversight of design and code quality.
• Ensure your team meets IG’s software quality standards and adopts engineering best practices.
• Recruit and onboard new team members efficiently.
• Line Management of your engineers and QA and coach them in their personal development goals.
• Drive adoption of our Agile development life cycle.
• Excellent track record for delivery.
  
  

Key Qualification Requirements

What youll need for this role:

As one of our Engineering Managers, youll be leading a team of Java Engineers. Coaching and mentoring them on technical and ways-of-working subjects, whilst also taking a hands-on role with system development.

• 12-16 years of experience
• A firm understanding of Agile and a desire to push improvements.
• Experience and proficiency in design at system and component levels
• Considerable Java development experience in real-time multi-threaded systems
• Experience working in Kafka, FMQ/ AMQ
• Experience leading and inspiring technology teams with a passion for great team culture
• Ability and desire to learn business domain (Account Opening, Digital Servicing & Digital Platforms)
• Practised user of Cloud migration, Kubernetes & other tech transformation efforts.
• Ability to own and deal with production systems and related issues.
• Excellent communication skills - adept with the right communication skills for the right audience.
  
  

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 clients 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. Were committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, thats 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.

Learn more about the Perks here!

Join us for this exciting journey. Apply now!

Number of openings

1

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