Overview
In this role you will push AI across Lifecycle engineering, building and integrating AI-powered tooling into our development workflow. You’ll own and ship internal tooling that connects AI capabilities with Jira, GitLab, and our CI/CD, while maturing observability and automation. You work across the stack with a strong focus on Java backend systems and modern backend services. You’ll mentor peers, drive AI adoption, and help shape a self-running engineering pipeline.
Pay / Benefits
- hybrid work: three days in the office
- competitive salary
- flexible benefits package
- private medical cover for you and family
- life insurance
- 25 days holiday plus birthday and volunteering days
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain internal tooling embedding AI into daily engineering work (coding assistants, AI-generated tests, deployments, defect triage)
- Enhance observability for the AI-assisted pipeline to show tooling activity, outcomes, and gaps
- Identify and automate manual steps in coding, testing, and release processes
- Divide work into small, releasable pieces for continuous delivery
- Collaborate with a product owner to ground developments in real delivery
- Foster ongoing improvements and AI adoption as part of delivering value
- Integrate AI into the testing pipeline (exploratory test generation, defect clustering, flaky-test detection, smarter test prioritisation)
- Evaluate and roll out LLM-based developer tools (e.g., Claude Code) and integrate safely with Jira, Confluence, and GitLab
- Define and refine standards for responsible AI use in SDLC (data handling, prompt hygiene, guardrails)
- Mentor less experienced engineers on AI tooling usage
- Coordinate with security and compliance to meet IG’s regulatory and data-handling requirements
- Track metrics (cycle time, defect escape rate, test coverage, delivery turnaround) and iterate based on data
Key requirements
- Extensive Software Engineer background with strong production systems judgment
- Experience across the stack (front-end React / React Native or strong Java/backend)
- Fluency in test-driven development and pair programming
- Ownership of features or systems from design to production
- Interest in heavy automation and removing manual steps
- Experience evaluating or using LLM-based developer tools in practice
- curiosity and forward-thinking mindset
- technical judgment under pressure
- mentoring and knowledge sharing
- Java backend / modern backend services
- React / React Native (frontend) expertise
- AI tooling integration (LLM-based tools)
Senior Full Stack Engineer - (AI enablement) Lifecycle employer: IG Group
IG Group is an exceptional employer located in the heart of London, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. With a hybrid work model, comprehensive benefits, and a strong focus on employee development, you will have the opportunity to grow your career while delivering premium service to high-net-worth clients. Join us to be part of a culture that values excellence and empowers you to make a meaningful impact in the financial services industry.
