Job Title
Software Engineer III
Location
Bromley, London
Job Overview
This role is responsible for developing and delivering complex software requirements to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities include ensuring software meets functional, non‑functional, and compliance requirements, and that solutions are well designed with maintainability, integration, and testing in mind. The candidate must demonstrate strong knowledge of industry development and testing practices, as well as design and architectural patterns.
Responsibilities
* Software engineering experience in front office eTrading UI development.
* Own the technical direction and delivery of high‑performance, low‑latency eTrading UI application across a globally distributed user base spanning multiple trading desks and regions.
* Lead, mentor, and functionally manage a UI development team on the ground and in offshore locations.
* Manage the development stream end‑to‑end: roadmap sequencing, sprint planning, and dependency management with server‑side teams.
* Architect and govern the UI layer – component, design, threading model, dispatcher, patterns, and data binding to sustain low‑latency, high‑throughput data without UI performance degradation.
* Work with technology partners and business groups in the region and globally to deliver high‑quality UI products in a fast‑paced environment.
* Liaise with end‑users to understand their requirements.
* Collaborate with management and horizontal teams to advance the strategic UI roadmap.
* Champion excellent development practices including pair programming, code reviews, unit testing and regression testing.
Required Qualifications
* Science / Engineering degree.
* Expert level command of C# and WPF – deep understanding of dispatcher, dependency properties, virtualization, and performance characteristics of data‑bound UIs under high‑frequency update conditions.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to coordinate across stakeholder groups and demonstrate proactivity and high motivation.
* Ability to organize multiple competing tasks and priorities in a rapidly changing environment.
* Development and technical leadership experience in complex UI application development with a background in multi‑threaded implementation and low‑latency messaging.
* Experience with multi‑threading, low latency, high‑performance components and applications (including GC tuning).
* Experience with Linux, UNIX, Solaris and Agile methodologies.
* Experience with versioning tools such as GIT and transport layer technologies such as TCP/web socket, Refinitiv, Tibco Rendezvous.
* Experience with debugging and troubleshooting skills on Linux/Windows using profiling tools.
Desired Qualifications
* Experience working in Fixed Income eTrading technology domain specializing in the UI layer – pricing grids, RFQ blotters, tickets.
* People leadership – line and functional management of engineering at varying levels; experience giving feedback and calibrating performance.
* UI architecture evolution – experience leading a migration or modernization of a large legacy WPF code base, componentization, decoupling from legacy data layers, or phased introduction of modern patterns without disrupting a live trading application.
Benefits
* Private healthcare for employees and their families, plus an annual health screen.
* Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover.
* Paid maternity leave (26 weeks), paid paternity leave (16 weeks) and inclusive family leave arrangements for working parents and carers.
* Flexible benefits and wellbeing account options.
* Access to Employee Assistance Program and virtual GP services.
* Charity donation match and options for volunteering.
* Arts & Culture corporate membership program with discounted entry to UK cultural institutions.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio‑economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.
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