Lead Software Engineering – Credit Tech

Location
Contract Type
Full-time
Salary
150 000 - 200 000 Kč
Work from home
Partial work from home
Published
Reference
1002501
Job description

Step into a high-impact leadership role at a global financial powerhouse, where you’ll architect the engine behind a premier Credit Trading and Sales platform. Your mission? To design and scale high-performance, multithreaded systems that power the trading of Bonds, Loans, and Derivatives. Based in our Prague digital hub, you’ll be the bridge between complex financial strategy and world-class server-side engineering.

Important note: You must hold a valid Czech work permit (Employee Card) or have full, unrestricted access to the Czech labor market.

What You’ll Do

🏗️ Architect High-Velocity Systems – Own the design of mission-critical, multithreaded Java backends capable of handling real-time pricing and trading workflows.

💻 Master Core Java – Get hands-on with expert-level server-side development, ensuring every line of code is optimized for performance and reliability.

🤝 Technical Mentorship & Leadership – Not just a coder, but a coach. You’ll inspire your team through authentic leadership, aligning talent across the enterprise and developing the next generation of engineers.

🌐 Modernize the Stack – Leverage Kubernetes, Cloud, and Kafka to build event-driven architectures that keep us ahead of the market.

🛡️ Strategic Risk Management – As a Vice President, you’ll navigate the complex landscape of risk, controls, and governance, ensuring our tech is as secure as it is fast.

📊 Collaborate Across the Floor – Work side-by-side with Traders, Sales, and Product owners to turn sophisticated financial requirements into elegant code.

What’s In It For You?

🌍 Global Financial Impact – Your code directly influences the movements of international credit markets.

🏆 VP-Level Influence – Shape departmental strategy, manage budgets/resources, and have a seat at the table for major technical shifts.

💡 Innovation Culture – Solve "hard" engineering problems like low-latency data processing and complex derivatives pricing.

🏢 Prague Innovation Hub – Join a thriving community of engineers in one of Europe's most vibrant tech cities.

📈 Career Acceleration – Deepen your expertise in Fixed Income while growing into a senior organizational leader.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

✅ Java Virtuoso – Expert-level Core Java skills with a deep obsession with OOP and design patterns.

✅ Concurrency Expert – You understand the nuances of multithreading and how to squeeze maximum performance out of a server.

✅ Communication Pro – The ability to translate "tech-speak" for senior stakeholders and manage complex business relationships.

✅ Legal Eligibility – You must hold a valid Czech work permit (Employee Card) or have full, unrestricted access to the Czech labor market.

✅ Bonus Points For:

Experience with Apache Kafka & Event-Driven design.

Mastery of the Spring ecosystem and TDD.

Cloud-native mindset (Kubernetes/Docker).

Knowledge of Fixed Income (How bonds and credit mechanics actually work!).

Benefits

Annual bonus

25 days of holiday

Sick leave benefit

Private medical clinic membership

Multisport card

Flexible working hours

Possibility of working from home

Technical trainings, soft skills training, financial markets trainings

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