Technical Lead - FX Trading Technology (Java)

You'll lead the design and delivery of a mission-critical FX trading platform used by traders and sales teams globally. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll shape architecture and drive the development of scalable, high-performance trading applications. What you'll do: • Lead the technical design and architecture and support a front-office FX trading platform. • Build and enhance enterprise-scale Java applications supporting Spot FX, FX Forwards and NDF products. • Work closely with Product Owners, Traders and Business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. • Drive engineering best practices including code reviews, design reviews, automated testing and CI/CD. • Mentor and coach developers through pair programming and technical leadership. • Participate throughout the Agile software development lifecycle from requirements through production deployment. • Support production releases and provide third-line application support where required. • Champion continuous improvement across architecture, performance, scalability and reliability. What you'll bring: • Extensive experience developing enterprise Java applications within a banking or capital markets environment. • Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate and REST APIs. • Experience designing scalable, distributed, high-availability systems. • Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns and engineering best practices. • Experience with Oracle SQL, messaging technologies (MQ/REST) and CI/CD pipelines. • Knowledge of Agile, Test-Driven Development (TDD) and DevOps practices. • Equips with solid communication skills with the ability to lead technical delivery and engage business stakeholders • Experience with FX trading systems (Spot, Forwards, NDFs) is highly desirable. Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates