Lead Engineer - Global investment bank

We are partnering with a global financial institution on a Greenfield platform build that will redefine large-scale risk and trading technology. This is an opportunity to join at SVP level as a hands-on Technical Lead, steering engineering standards, cloud strategy, and distributed system design for one of the most ambitious financial technology projects in the world. Why apply? Greenfield engineering - modern tech stack: Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes (EKS & GKE), Kafka, Apache Ignite, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Solace Massive scale - billions of risk calculations per day across trading desks globally Impact & visibility - shape the technical direction while mentoring global engineering teams Hybrid working - Moorgate Innovation Lab, 2 days per week onsite Compensation - £150,000-£180,000 base + bonus + excellent benefits (generous holiday allowance, pension, private medical, parental leave, employee discounts, and more) What you'll do Lead technical direction of a next-gen cross-asset risk platform Drive cloud adoption (AWS & GCP), with hands-on focus on Kubernetes and distributed systems Set coding standards, architecture patterns, and best practices across a global engineering team Work with senior stakeholders, cloud vendors (AWS, Google), and quant teams to scale the platform Mentor and guide developers while staying hands-on in the codebase What we're looking for Expert knowledge of Java / JVM / Spring Boot Deep experience with Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) Proven background in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and high-performance platforms Strong leadership skills - able to influence, mentor, and set technical strategy Experience with messaging and data technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, Apache Ignite) ?? If you're interested in shaping a truly global, cloud-native platform while remaining close to the engineering, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or message me directly for a confidential chat. McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds. Benefits: bonus pension healthcare