IG Group Hiring for Technical Team Lead at Bangalore, United Kingdom, India Full Time

Job Description

Where you ll work :

As part of a connected global team, you ll come to work in a friendly and dynamic environment. Our comfortable, cutting-edge offices contain everything you need to succeed:

Agile workspace and hot desks

Private quiet rooms

Breakout and refreshment areas

Our core teams are based in London and we are currently growing the department to our other tech hubs by creating new teams in Bangalore and Krakow. We have a flexible working culture which is shaped around the needs of our team members, including working from home and flexible working hours to accommodate personal matters.

How you ll progress :

Your development is as important to us as it is to you.

You ll be rewarded for hard work here, with support to get better at what you do.

We work in a fast-paced project environment where change is constant. If you re up for the challenge, you ll have opportunities to try new things and broaden your skills quickly through exposure to the executive team and new experiences.

IG supports their tech leads in being up to speed with latest technologies and leadership skills. We offer a budget for you to be able to attend conferences, like QCon, and we bring onsite training whenever theres a business need. There are constant opportunities for growth. Talent is fairly recognized and we encourage our employees to openly talk about their career aspirations. Our tech leads are committed to help each and every member of their team to succeed.

What you ll get :

As well as having the chance to attend regular social events, get funding for your charitable endeavors and join a range of special interest groups, you ll receive an attractive selection of benefits working with IG:

Flexible working hours and work-from-home opportunities

Performance-related bonuses

Insurance and medical plans

Career-focused technical and leadership training

Contribution to gym memberships and more

Birthday off

Two volunteering days leave per year

We have an active Diversity and Inclusion group for Technology who is committed to maintaining our great culture. Everyone is welcome to join it! We organised internal and external events related to technology, leadership and D&I, we sponsor tech conferences out there, run internal initiatives to help people become better speakers and many more.

What you ll do :

Technically leading a team of backed Java Developers and provide line management and support for these individuals

Close collaboration with the Technical Manager and Product Owner in London

Lead the technical direction of the team and assure it s in line with the overall view of our architects

Java Software Development within IG s brand-new MTF trading venue

Taking ownership of technical sub-projects, from requirements gathering through to successful operation in Production

Front-office liaison with IG s exchange operations staff, developers, project management and risk/compliance personnel

Use of standard Agile development lifecycle: Analysis, Design, Unit Testing, and Release of code

Secondary support of systems (we have a dedicated first line support team in

Who you ll be :

We re looking for a flexible, self-starting, enthusiastic young leader who will be willing and able to help the members of their team to achieve their full potential. Someone with excellent communication skills, who is delivery conscious and flexible to change of priorities and requirements. Responsible and motivated, with a desire to understand the business. Able to work outside own comfort zone.

You ll need experience in:

Proven experience of managing technical teams

Working experience with Agile methodologies, TDD, pair programming

First-class English-language communication skills

6+ years Java (jdk 8+) development experience and related technologies

Strong multi-threading / concurrent programming / data structures in Java

Experience in design/architecture of small-to-medium size technical pieces of work It would be great if you had some of these too:

Some finance knowledge/experience, especially electronic trading, FIX protocol

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Skills Required