Lead Engineer for the Equities Risk Platform

As Global Lead Engineer for the Equities Risk Platform, this role owns the end‑to‑end technical direction, engineering quality, and operational resilience of Atlas Risk, a foundational platform for the Equities business. The role combines hands‑on technical leadership, people management, and platform‑level accountability, ensuring that strategic re‑engineering, migration of remaining businesses, and decommissioning of legacy applications are delivered with production‑grade quality, control, and scalability.

Key Accountabilities

• Own the technical strategy and engineering roadmap for the Equities Risk Platform.
• Act as global technical authority, driving architectural decisions, re‑engineering priorities, and technical risk management.
• Lead and develop a global engineering team, setting clear expectations around delivery, quality, and ownership.
• Define, track, and improve code‑quality, deployment‑quality, SLO, and vulnerability metrics across the full platform stack.
• Ensure safe, controlled delivery to production and long‑term platform sustainability.
• Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management, and task prioritization to ensure successful delivery within scope, time, and budget.
• Mentor and support team members’ professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide feedback, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate and enhance engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency and optimize productivity.
• Collaborate with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Enforce technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure high‑quality delivery.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience leading large‑scale, mission‑critical trading or risk platforms in a front‑office or near‑front‑office environment.
• Strong software engineering background (distributed systems, low‑latency / high‑throughput platforms, Java or equivalent enterprise stack).
• Demonstrated ability to set and enforce engineering quality standards, including CI/CD, automated testing, SLOs, and production controls.
• Experience leading and mentoring senior engineers, including line management, technical coaching, and succession planning.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate business strategy into executable technical roadmaps.

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