Lead Software Engineer in Whitehall

Lead Software Engineer in Whitehall

Whitehall Full-Time On-site
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Our client is a leading global investment bank.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Join Digital Markets Execution Technology (DMET) to shape the future of Execute, our front-office trading platform powering Markets businesses. As a Lead Software Engineer (UI), you will set front-end technical direction and lead hands-on delivery of a latency-sensitive, real-time user experience used directly by traders and sales. You will partner closely with business stakeholders, product specialists, designers, and control partners to build intuitive, high-signal workflows at scale. This role emphasizes engineering excellence, operational readiness, and secure, compliant delivery in a fast-paced global environment.

Job Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and delivery of user interface capabilities across Execute, from discovery to production support
  • Set front-end technical direction, including architecture, standards, performance, and testing strategy
  • Partner with product, business stakeholders, and designers to translate trading workflows into intuitive UX
  • Drive quality through thorough testing, troubleshooting, and performance optimization
  • Build high-performance, real-time UIs with strong responsiveness and stability
  • Establish and evolve scalable UI architecture, including component libraries and shared platform services
  • Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, quality gates, CI/CD, observability, and operational readiness
  • Ensure secure, compliant development practices aligned to firm standards
  • Mentor and develop engineers, cultivating an inclusive team culture
  • Collaborate with backend, platform, and SRE partners to deliver end-to-end solutions
  • Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team
  • Applies knowledge of tools within the Software xsabvtc Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation

Required Qualifications / Skills

  • Hands-on experience building production UIs with React and TypeScript in large-scale applications
  • Strong knowledge of modern front-end engineering, including state management, asynchronous data flows, and UI architecture
  • Expertise in performance optimization, testing strategies, and automation in CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience delivering real-time or data-intensive user experiences
  • Demonstrate

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