Technical Architect

Solutions Architect – Synthetics Trading Platform (Java, Microservices)

London | Hybrid | Global Investment Banking

Own the architecture behind complex derivatives trading.

We’re hiring a Solutions Architect to define and drive the design of a mission-critical Synthetic & Financing platform supporting equity swaps across global markets. This is a role for someone who operates at system level—setting direction, making key design calls, and ensuring the platform scales, performs, and evolves.

What you’ll do:

• Own and define event-driven, microservices architecture (Java stack)
• Design low-latency, high-throughput systems for real-time trading workflows
• Set standards for service communication (REST, Kafka/Solace, RPC)
• Architect distributed systems with strong consistency, resilience, and concurrency control
• Drive platform modernisation and architectural governance

What you bring:

• Proven track record as an Architect on Java microservices platforms
• Deep expertise in event-driven and distributed systems design
• Strong understanding of low-latency engineering and trade-offs
• Confidence making high-impact architectural decisions

Nice to have:

• Observability / distributed tracing
• Prime Services or derivatives experience
• CI/CD and modern engineering practices
• True ownership of architecture on a global trading platform
• High-impact role influencing system design and strategy
• Complex, real-time engineering challenges at scale