London Stock Exchange Group

Job specification for Senior Software Engineer

We are seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer with hands-on experience in development and Cloud platform to join our core team where your experience will make a significant impact on the world's leading financial markets infrastructure!

About LSEG

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

With capabilities in data, indices and analytics, capital formation, trade execution, clearing and risk management, we operate at the heart of the world’s financial ecosystem and enable the sustainable growth and stability of our customers and their communities.

Job specifications – required skills, knowledge and experience

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the whole software process, including design, planning, coding, automated unit testing and CI/CD and deployment process.
• Break down sophisticated problems into its essentials, design and implement features.
• Build well-structured and maintainable code.
• Participate in code review to ensure code quality and standard methodologies.
• Act as an agile developer, flexible to play multiple roles in the team.
• Be flexible to learn new technologies as required by the project and find opportunities for improvements.
• Assist in identifying and solving software defects and issues.
• Actively participate in project planning sessions with team members to analyze requirements and estimates of work.
• Supply the documentation of software solutions.

Skills

• BS/MS in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Expertise in C++ or Java. Strong understanding of object-oriented principles
• Experience in building Cloud Native application, preferably Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure
• Experience working with Relational/NoSQL databases and caching technologies like Redis
• Expertise in version control software such as GIT etc.
• Familiar with CI/CD like GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps etc.
• Strong technical foundation with expertise in backend technologies
• Basic knowledge of frontend development technologies (JavaScript, HTML, CSS etc.)

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

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