Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
We are seeking a Development Manager to lead the Software Development and Quality Engineering teams responsible for our FX Exchange applications across FX Spot, Swaps and NDF. You will have overall accountability for the people, technology, delivery and quality of the product area. Working closely with Product, you will shape the roadmap, assess technical feasibility and translate business and customer priorities into secure, resilient and scalable solutions. This senior People Leader role requires strong technical credibility to guide architecture and key engineering decisions while empowering teams to own detailed design, development, testing and production support. You will foster an inclusive environment where engineers can grow, collaborate and deliver their best work.

You will lead the engineering organisation by setting clear technical direction, engineering standards and delivery expectations. Coaching engineers, supporting career development and building future leaders will be key responsibilities. You will plan skills, capacity, hiring and organisational structure to deliver the product roadmap effectively, while leading distributed teams and collaborating with external technology partners.

Partnering with Product, you will share accountability for translating business strategy, customer needs and market opportunities into an achievable product roadmap. You will balance functional delivery with resilience, security, regulatory obligations, technical debt and platform modernisation. Providing clear estimates, delivery choices and trade-offs will enable informed priority decisions. Using customer, operational and engineering data, you will measure outcomes and guide future investment.

You will own engineering delivery and quality from requirements and design through development, testing, deployment and production operation. Establishing a modern software development lifecycle based on automation, continuous integration and delivery, peer review, continuous testing, security, observability and operational readiness is essential. You will make quality a shared responsibility across Development and Quality Engineering, leading functional, integration, performance, resilience and security testing for business-critical trading services. Improving release confidence through automation and early defect resolution will be a priority, alongside managing technical debt, engineering risks and dependencies.

As a technical leader, you will guide architecture and design for high-volume, low-latency and highly available trading systems. Ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, observable, supportable and aligned with the wider FX technology strategy is critical. You will lead technical reviews, challenge designs constructively and enable teams to own implementation decisions. Driving modernisation of legacy platforms through modularisation, simplification and reusable engineering patterns will be part of your remit. Maintaining a strong understanding of Java, C++, Linux, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, messaging and performance engineering is required. You will also lead the response to complex production issues and ensure continuous improvement.

Embedding AI and automation across engineering is a key focus. You will set expectations for responsible AI use throughout the software development lifecycle and encourage teams to create and reuse AI skills and agents that automate repeatable engineering activities. Using AI-assisted analysis and automation to improve quality, delivery speed and developer experience while protecting security, data and intellectual property is expected. You will measure adoption and outcomes, share effective patterns and ensure appropriate human review and governance.

Finally, you will define meaningful measures for delivery flow, quality, reliability and engineering effectiveness. Using metrics such as lead time, deployment frequency, change failure rate, recovery time, escaped defects, automation coverage, service availability and performance trends, you will identify improvements. Building a culture of evidence-based decisions, experimentation and continuous learning is essential, avoiding the use of metrics as individual performance targets.

Experience
- Leading Software Development and Quality Engineering teams responsible for business-critical products
- Technical leadership in high-volume, low-latency or distributed systems, preferably within electronic trading or financial markets
- Deep knowledge of modern software architecture, Java engineering and performance optimisation, with working understanding of C++ and Linux environments
- Leading large-scale technology transformation, modernising legacy platforms and improving engineering practices while sustaining live services
- Partnering with Product to shape roadmaps, evaluate options, prioritise investment and deliver customer and business outcomes
- Establishing modern SDLC, automated testing, CI/CD, secure engineering, observability and operational readiness practices
- Practical experience applying AI-assisted engineering, reusable skills or agents across requirements, development and testing
- Using engineering and operational measures to improve delivery, quality and service reliability
- Knowledge of FX Spot, Swaps or NDF, matching engines, FIX or comparable electronic trading platforms
- Ability to communicate clearly, influence senior stakeholders and lead teams through ambiguity and change

About you
Experienced leader with strong technical credibility and a passion for building inclusive, collaborative teams. You thrive in fast-paced environments and are committed to continuous improvement and innovation. You value diversity, open communication and evidence-based decision making. You are adaptable and able to guide teams through complex challenges and change.

Qualifications
Relevant technical qualifications or equivalent experience in software engineering, computer science or related fields are desirable but not mandatory. A proven track record of leadership and delivery in complex engineering environments is essential.