Morson Edge (Financial Services)
Lead Developer
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Lead Developer – Real-Time Data Systems | Investment Management
Salary: £100,000 - £115,000 Base + Competitive Bonus
Location: London (Hybrid)
I'm partnering with a leading global investment manager that is looking to appoint a Lead Developer to join its Technology team on a permanent basis. This is a hands-on technical role where you'll be responsible for designing and delivering mission-critical real-time and historical market data platforms that underpin investment decision-making. You'll drive the architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction of the platform while ensuring scalability, resilience, and production stability across a modern AWS-based environment.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and delivery of real-time and time-series data platforms.
- Design and implement integrations with market data platforms including OneTick, Bloomberg, Refinitiv, and other real-time data providers.
- Define technical architecture, engineering standards, and development best practices.
- Build resilient, scalable, cloud-native services and data platforms on AWS.
- Champion platform reliability, performance, and operational excellence.
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Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience integrating with real-time market data platforms, ideally OneTick.
- Strong expertise in time-series databases and analytical data platforms.
- Hands-on development experience with Java or Python.
- Proven track record of building scalable, cloud-native applications and services on AWS.
- Experience leading the delivery of mission-critical systems using real-time streaming and messaging technologies.
- Deep understanding of financial time-series data, including high-volume market data and data correction.
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