Team: Platform Services

Location: Remote

Working hours: London and Chicago overlap required

About the Team

The Platform Services team builds and maintains internal platforms and tooling that make it

easier for engineers across the firm to deploy, operate, and scale their systems.

The team:

● Owns internal platforms related to access management and trade limits (risk and

compliance controls).

● Partners closely with other engineering teams, as well as risk and compliance groups

who govern firm-wide behavior.

● It is distributed between London (team lead + 2 engineers) and North America (1

engineer in San Antonio).

Role Overview

We’re looking for a hands-on Senior Software Engineer who can:

● Join the Platform Services team as a high-impact IC (individual contributor).

● Contribute immediately to designing, building, and operating internal platforms and

services.

● Work effectively in a distributed team spanning London and North America.

● Provide senior-level autonomy in North American hours so progress continues even

when the London-based team is offline.

This role is ideal for someone with strong backend / platform engineering experience who is

comfortable working close to infrastructure, owning complex systems end-to-end, and

navigating a highly regulated, security-conscious environment.

Key Responsibilities

● Design, implement, and maintain backend services and platform capabilities primarily in

Java.

● Deploy and operate services on Kubernetes and virtualized infrastructure in an

on-premises environment (no public cloud providers).

● Work with Postgres and Oracle databases as core data stores.

● Contribute to and sometimes lead system design and architecture discussions,

particularly for:

● Internal access management platforms used by other engineering teams.

● Trade limits platforms used by risk and compliance stakeholders to govern firm

behavior.

● Collaborate with engineers in London and North America using a mix of:

● Pair programming (where time zones allow).

● Asynchronous collaboration (PRs, design docs, etc.).

● Own work from design through implementation, automated testing, deployment, and

production support (full lifecycle ownership).

● Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., modern code assistants) where appropriate,

while maintaining high code quality and robust review practices.

● Participate in and improve team practices around:

● Code review and PR management.

● Operational excellence, observability, and reliability.

● Documentation and onboarding materials (READMEs, runbooks, etc.).

● Engage with stakeholders (team lead, other engineering teams, risk/compliance, and

product-like roles) to deeply understand the “why” behind requirements and make sound

technical trade-offs.

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills Required:

● Strong experience as a Senior Software Engineer or equivalent level, with:

● Solid Java development experience in production systems.

● Experience deploying to and operating on Kubernetes (on-prem or self-managed

clusters preferred).

● Working knowledge of relational databases (Postgres and/or Oracle).

● Comfortable working close to infrastructure and platform concerns (deployment,

environments, access, configuration, observability).

● Proven track record with system design and architecture for complex backend/platform

systems.

● Experience in full lifecycle development:

● Familiarity with or openness to AI-assisted development tools and workflows.

Collaboration & Autonomy

● Ability to operate with high autonomy in North American working hours, making progress

without constant direction from the London-based lead.

● Strong collaboration skills in distributed teams (async communication, clear written

updates, thoughtful PRs).

● Comfortable pairing and mentoring peers when time zones and schedules permit.

Nice-to-Have Experience:

● Prior work on internal platforms / developer platforms, infrastructure tooling, or similar

“platform engineering” contexts.

● Experience in highly regulated or security-sensitive environments (financial services,

trading, etc.).

● Exposure to access management, authorization / permissions systems, or

risk/compliance tooling.

● Experience collaborating directly with risk, compliance, or business stakeholders, even if

most contact is mediated through a tech lead or manager.