Senior Java Software Engineer - Vice President
Nomura · London, England ·
Last confirmed by our partners on 25 Oct 2026.
Overview
In this role, you will own and deliver complex platform initiatives for Nomura’s Global Markets IT Equities team, with a hands-on approach to coding and design. You will set engineering direction, mentor engineers, and champion automated testing and scalable pipelines. You’ll collaborate with business analysts and production support to craft robust solutions, and take accountability for incidents and risk management. This is a chance to shape Prime Brokerage platforms during a period of strategic tech investment.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end technical delivery of complex platform initiatives with hands-on coding and design.
- Set technical direction and engineering standards; mentor junior/mid-level engineers.
- Champion test-first culture and embed automated testing in CI/CD pipelines.
- Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, tooling, and delivery methods.
- Lead engagement with business analysts, stakeholders, and production support to shape solutions.
- Own production issues and major incidents; participate in incident calls as needed.
- Identify, escalate, and manage technical and delivery risks across the platform.
Key requirements
- Extensive hands-on Java development experience delivering complex systems at scale.
- Deep expertise in automated testing methodologies; embedding test automation and TDD into CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong background in databases, messaging/queueing, cloud, and observability technologies.
- Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring without formal line management.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication with business analysts and senior partners.
- Experience taking ownership of production issues and major incidents.
- Experience in financial services or Prime Brokerage is beneficial but not essential.
- Stakeholder management
- Mentoring and technical leadership
- Problem-solving and proactive risk management
- Java development
- Automated testing and TDD
- CI/CD pipelines
Market data from EasyWorkClub, not from the employer
Typical pay for Software developer in London: £55,000 – £110,000, from 648 adverts
2818 live adverts for Software developer in London
Same role within 50 km
- Software Developer C++ Python - Trading · Westminster Abbey · 1 km
Remote or home office in 17% of 884 Software developer adverts we list nationwide
More openings at Nomura
38 other openings we list
- Senior AML Advisory VP – Investment Banking · London
- Equity Prime Brokerage Middle Office Associate · London
- Senior Associate or Junior Vice President, Wholesale Strategy - Investment Banking focus · London
- Regulatory Liquidity Reporting Controller (Vice President) · London
- eTrading Developer (Fixed Income) · London