At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic team to deliver innovative software solutions in a fast-paced environment.
- Company: Join TP ICAP, a global leader in market infrastructure and financial services.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a collaborative work culture.
- Other info: Exciting opportunities for growth in a supportive and innovative environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by guiding a talented team in cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Proven leadership in Agile software engineering and strong technical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world's leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform. Founded in London in 1866, the Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,200 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world's most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.
The Software Team Lead will provide hands-on technical leadership to a cross-functional engineering team delivering business-critical software solutions. The role combines people leadership with deep software engineering expertise, setting standards for code quality, architecture, and delivery practices across the team. Working in an Agile environment, the Software Team Lead will guide the team from design through to implementation and production support, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and high-quality delivery.
Role Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a cross-functional team of software engineers to deliver high-quality, business-critical applications.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership across the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation through to deployment and support.
- Collaborate with Solution and Enterprise Architects to ensure solutions align with target architecture and technology standards.
- Own and be accountable for the technical quality, stability, and performance of delivered solutions, ensuring they meet business and non-functional requirements.
- Drive engineering best practices, including code review, automated testing, CI/CD, and secure development practices within the team.
- Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and other stakeholders to refine requirements and plan deliverables.
- Identify and remove delivery impediments, working with Scrum Masters / Delivery Managers to maintain team flow and predictable velocity.
- Mentor, coach, and develop engineers, supporting performance reviews, career development, and skills growth.
- Contribute to incident and problem management, supporting the investigation and resolution of production issues where required.
Experience / Competences
- Essential
- Proven experience leading a high-performing software engineering team in an Agile environment (e.g. Scrum or SAFe).
- Strong hands-on software engineering background in at least one modern language (e.g. C#, Java, or similar), including design, development, and code review.
- Demonstrable experience designing and building distributed, event-driven or cloud-native systems.
- Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and source control (e.g. Git, GitLab, or similar) to support automated build, test, and deployment.
- Good understanding of software engineering best practices, including OO design principles and automated testing (unit, integration, end-to-end).
- Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP) for application hosting and deployment.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
- Proven ability to balance delivery pace with quality, managing priorities and risks across multiple initiatives.
- Desired
- Experience working in financial services, trading platforms, or other complex, transaction-heavy environments.
- Exposure to event-driven or messaging-based architectures and related technologies.
- Familiarity with front-end technologies (e.g. React, JavaScript/TypeScript) in addition to back-end development.
- Experience with microservices, containerisation, and orchestration tools (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
- Understanding of scaled Agile frameworks (e.g. SAFe) and working within multi-team delivery programmes.
- Knowledge of additional programming languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript) or scripting for automation and tooling.
- Experience collaborating with DevOps or Platform Engineering teams to optimise reliability, observability, and performance.
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At TP ICAP, we pride ourselves on being a leading employer in the financial services sector, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our robust mentoring programmes and opportunities for career advancement within our global network. With a strong focus on work-life balance and a culture that values diversity and inclusion, we empower our teams to excel and make a meaningful impact in the world of market infrastructure.
