Senior Software Engineer

London stock Exchange

5+ Years | London, United Kingdom (On Site) | Full Time | 6 months ago
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Job Summary

As a Senior Software Engineer at LSEG, you will be part of the Data and Analytics team, specifically within the Real Time Core and Data Distribution team. The role involves building and maintaining components for the Elektron system. You'll collaborate with a global team, focusing on quality, security, and delivering reliable solutions. Responsibilities include engaging with product owners, architects, and other team members, managing workload, and contributing to knowledge sharing. The candidate will work in an agile environment, participating in Scrum meetings and retrospectives. The role requires strong technical and communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to work under pressure.

Must Have

  • Experience as Senior Software Engineer (minimum 5 years).
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Ansible, Terraform.
  • Experience in RedHat Linux operating systems and scripting using BASH and Python.
  • Experience using HPE Synergy platforms and JFrog Artifactory.
  • Experience working with ServiceNow, GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Kafka.
  • Experience using repositories for multi-person, multi-software versions pipelines.
  • Knowledge of building and using automation and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Use of AGILE Software Development techniques.
  • Excellent verbal communication and written documentation skills.
  • Application knowledge and experience preferably gained within a critical support environment.
  • Shown ability to identify and implement process improvements and automation.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to react to and keep up with quickly changing technical events and requirements.
  • Ability to quickly understand the wider impacts of changes and technical issues.
  • Degree level qualification (Computing / Computer Science or related discipline).

Good to Have

  • Experience with Cloud technologies, AWS/Azure Cloud Formation

Perks & Benefits

  • Professional, fun and creative work environment
  • Opportunities to progress your career
  • Healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives

Job Description

About us: LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) 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. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity. LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG. Our people: People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We adopt diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential. We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder – which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers. Job Summary: We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for LSEG’s Data and Analytics in the Real Time Core and Data Distribution team. The successful candidate will combine strong technical and collaboration skills in a demanding and dynamic environment. You will work directly with your team and with groups across the organisation to ensure the best service for our client base. You will be a member of a multi-skilled team building and maintaining components for our market leading Elektron system. We strive for our engineers to work within agile teams that emphasize standard process and believe quality is everyone’s responsibility. They bring an enthusiastic attitude whilst making sure they share their knowledge while removing constraints.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Engaging with the product owner, team lead, architects and other members of the global team you'll help build world-class solutions to address our customer needs.
  • Demonstrating a consistent focus on quality and security, you'll deliver reliable, and robust solutions.
  • Manages own workload and promotes an inclusive and open culture.
  • Takes initiative to develop knowledge in technology products and tools through on the job learning, certifications and projects.
  • Actively participating in Scrum meetings, you'll give timely status updates to the Team Lead and/or Scum Master on areas for which you are responsible.
  • Through agile retrospectives and reviews, you'll analyse and adapt, finding innovative ways to enable your team work more effectively delivering on time to defined standards of quality.
  • You'll need to able to work well under pressure and be adept at taking problems and seeing them through to resolution with minimal supervision.
  • You'll be an excellent communicator and very client focused with strong interpersonal skills.
  • You'll ensure that the Knowledge Base is kept up to date with the team's knowledge and technical issues resolution.
Key Relationships:
  • Primary - will be with the Development Manager, Development team, Operations Support team, Quality Engineering Teams, Architecture, SCRUM Master, Product Owner, and Business Experts assigned to projects.
  • Secondary - with other LSEG staff.

Qualifications and Experience:

Must have:
  • Shown experience as Senior Software Engineer (minimum 5 years).
  • Strong proficiency with automation through Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Ansible, Terraform and Rundeck.
  • Experience in RedHat Linux operating systems and strong proficiency in scripting using BASH and Python for automation.
  • Experience in using HPE Synergy platforms and JFrog Artifactory.
  • Experience of working with ServiceNow, GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Kafka with pro-active approach to learning about and adapting to new technologies.
  • Experience in using repositories for multi-person, multi-software versions pipelines of delivery.
  • Knowledge of building and using automation and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Use of AGILE Software Development techniques including TDD and/or BDD, and Atlassian toolsets.
  • Excellent verbal communication and written documentation skills.
  • Communicates complex information clearly to relevant audiences.
  • Application knowledge and experience preferably gained within a critical support environment.
  • Shown ability to identify and implement process improvements and automation.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Able to react to and keep up with quickly changing technical events and requirements.
  • Ability to quickly understand the wider impacts of changes and technical issues.
  • Degree level qualification (Computing / Computer Science or related discipline).

Nice to have:
  • Experience with Cloud technologies, AWS/Azure Cloud Formation.
  • High Transactional, Low Latency development experience.

What’s in it for you?


We offer a professional, fun and creative work environment with opportunities to progress your career.

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. 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. Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject. If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.

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