Technical Lead (Java, React/React Native & AWS)
Job Title Technical Lead (Java, React/React Native & AWS) Job Description So, who are we? Hello, we're IG Group. We are a publicly-traded FTSE250 FinTech company who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto. We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We're global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We're hungry to move faster, ship better product for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers. We work in cross-functional teams and are laser-focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth. Your team We are IG UK’s Crypto Product Engineering team, building the company’s #1 strategic priority for the UK market. Our mission is to deliver a secure, scalable, and high-performing crypto trading platform, ready for launch in 2025. Your role in the Team’s Success You will lead and contribute hands-on to the development of IG’s new crypto offering, balancing people management with technical delivery. You’ll set the technical direction, mentor engineers, and ensure high-quality, high-impact releases. This role directly influences the success of our FCA-licensed launch, requiring urgency, ownership, and a results-driven mindset. What You’ll Do
- Lead a high-performing engineering team, splitting time between coding and people management.
- Drive the delivery of new crypto product features end-to-end, from design to production.
- Ensure code quality, observability, scalability, and security are embedded in every release.
- Foster a collaborative, growth-focused team culture with clear goals and high accountability.
- Coordinate closely with Product, Design, and cross-functional teams to achieve business outcomes.
- Identify and remove delivery blockers, ensuring the team meets ambitious timelines.
- Proven experience leading engineering teams in a hands-on capacity (people + technical leadership).
- Strong expertise in building cloud-native, distributed systems with Java, React/React Native, and AWS.
- Track record of delivering high-quality software at speed in regulated or high-stakes environments.
- Excellent problem-solving, prioritisation, and communication skills.
- Commitment to security-first engineering practices, especially in fintech/crypto contexts.
- Growth mindset with the ability to mentor, inspire, and develop engineering talent.
- Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm
- Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes
- Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs
- Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth;
- Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback
- Competitive salary
- Flexible Benefits Package on top of your salary (12%)
- Private medical cover for you and your family
- Life insurance
- Contribution to gym memberships
- 25 Days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday & 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total
- The option to buy or sell holiday days.
- Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform
- A comprehensive global and local onboarding process
- Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events & projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture
- Option to participate and create ESG initiatives based on IG Brighter Future Fund
- Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave, as well as a range of support and benefits for parents