Engineering Team Lead (Fintech)

TL;DR

Engineering Team Lead (Fintech): Leading a team to build and deliver a business-critical, low-latency C++ platform for real-time risk calculation and hedging in trading operations, with an accent on modernizing legacy systems and improving release cadence. Focus on fostering a collaborative engineering culture, empowering team ownership, and driving innovation while maintaining high uptime and delivering high-value features.

Location: Hybrid (3 days in office in London, UK)

Company

hirify.global is an FTSE250 FinTech company providing mobile, web, and desktop platforms for trading stocks, shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options, and Crypto.

What you will do

• Define and deliver a team vision encompassing stakeholder needs and a technology roadmap.
• Renovate legacy C++ systems to enable faster, low-downtime releases.
• Foster a collaborative and supportive team culture.
• Empower the team to own and deliver their goals independently.
• Organize and plan work with stakeholders and department heads.
• Act as a hands-on C++ (and some Python) developer, delivering code to production.

Requirements

• Proficient with the latest C++ standards and modern software design practices.
• Experience with, or keen to learn, Python.
• Experience with trading, exposure/risk management, and hedging execution.
• Track record of renovating legacy systems while concurrently delivering on new work.
• Driven to improve both yourself and the systems you work on.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with great attention to detail.
• Work on a hybrid model with 3 days in the office in London, UK.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with 3 days in the office.
• Tailored development programs and mentoring opportunities.
• Competitive salary and flexible benefits package (12% of salary).
• Private medical cover for you and your family, and life insurance.
• 28 days holiday (25 personal, 1 Birthday, 2 volunteering) with option to buy/sell days.
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform.
• Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black, and Parents & Carers networks.
• Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave.