Full Stack Lead Engineer, Credit Flow Trading Technology - Vice President

About the role

As a Full Stack Lead Engineer supporting the technology platform for the US Credit Flow Trading business, covering both Cash and Derivatives trading workflows on the Whole Loans Trading Technology team, you will partner closely with the Trading Desk, Operations, and downstream teams to accelerate key strategic initiatives—including the rollout of the next-generation Trader Desktop across Cash and Derivatives, delivery of the FIC Front-to-Back (F2B) transformation agenda.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Trade Capture tooling for CDS products
• Define and champion technical best practices to be used by the team
• Provide guidance to employees
• Work closely with GSA stats and SPR teams to onboard Credit products to SPR flow
• Partner closely with the project manager to drive delivery of the Strategic Position Repository (SPR) implementation ensuring technology solutions align with project objectives, timelines and business requirements
• Accountable for coordinating development activities, managing dependencies and mitigating deliver risks across the program
• Work alongside the lead Desk Strat responsible for tradable implementation, translating trading desk requirements into scalable technology solutions
• Provide technical leadership on platform design, architecture and implementation strategy to support front office trading workflows and future business growth
• Collaborate with the D2C Core Lead to deliver SPR integration components and ensure seamless connectivity between trading applications and core strategic platforms
• Accountable for overseeing integration design, development standards, and cross-team technical alignment to support end-to-end trading capabilities

Requirements

• Extensive hands-on experience with Java and Python for building scalable, high-performance backend services
• Strong experience developing modern front-end applications using React, including state management and component design
• Understanding of Derivative products, especially Credit and Interest Rate derivatives including product lifecycle
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes and containerized microservices architectures, including deployment, scaling, and troubleshooting
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)

Skills

• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive complex technical initiatives end-to-end
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams
• Experience working in distributed systems and high-availability environments
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, high-impact environments