Global Banking & Markets – FICC (Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities) Engineer – Vice President – London

Overview

In this VP FICC Engineer role, you design and deliver software for institutional clients to trade across fixed income, currencies and commodities, enabling efficient risk, positions and P&L management. You will leverage AI to build solutions and integrate it into trading workflows, collaborating with traders, sales, strategists and operations globally. You’ll contribute across the full software lifecycle in a fast-paced, scale-driven environment. This position sits at the intersection of technology and markets, shaping how FICC teams operate at speed.

Responsibilities

• Engage with users to understand business workflows and define requirements
• Implement new software solutions and enhancements to existing systems
• Contribute to quality control including code and design reviews
• Provide L3 application support
• Provide technical support to trading, sales and operations
• Review incidents, identify root causes and define follow-up actions
• Collaborate with regional counterparts to gain exposure to local markets and products
• Embrace AI to design and build solutions and integrate AI into trading workflows

Key requirements

• STEM degree
• Strong hands-on programming in Java or Python
• Proficient in AI-assisted development
• Knowledge of data structures, algorithms and performance-oriented design
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with traders and salespeople
• Experience in Java or Python (5+ years)
• Experience in Slang/SecDB
• Experience in messaging middleware such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Experience in developing and testing distributed systems

• strong communication
• collaboration across teams
• adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Java
• Python
• AI-assisted development

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