Lead Software Engineer

• The successful candidate will collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to build and implement the technical strategy for a set of Engineering Products within our FX group
• They will ensure business requirements are applied and lean on their experience of software engineering and development lifecycles to lead change in exciting software challenges and customer solutions
• The Workflows Engineering team are recruiting a C++ Lead Software Engineer to play a crucial role in our organisation
• The successful candidate will become part of an engineering team addressing complex challenges and taking these to resolution
• This provides a phenomenal opportunity for individuals who enjoy solving a variety of problems and who relish the chance to lead the resolution of exciting and new challenges on a regular basis
• In an era of rapidly evolving AI capabilities, we’re seeking engineers who bring experience with established development tools and technologies, alongside the vision and ambition to integrate them into modern, AI-first ways of working and delivering value
• Act as a subject matter expert, advising on design, development, and implementation
• Deliver high-quality solutions through expert coding and tooling
• Own workload while contributing to an open, inclusive team culture
• Serve as a domain point of contact, with deep expertise and awareness of cross-domain dependencies
• Align work to technology/domain strategy and support its delivery; contribute to strategy where relevant
• Build understanding of the market and LSEG’s commercial position
• Lead projects autonomously, delegating where needed and supporting team delivery
• Partner with architects to define and implement solutions
• Lead design and planning for Epics, breaking them into stories with Product and QA
• Apply and adapt engineering patterns to deliver robust solutions
• Build and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to varied audiences
• Continuously develop technical and industry expertise (e.g. certifications, qualifications)

Experience or familiarity with financial messaging protocols - particularly FIX is desirableKafka (event-driven messaging)Terraform / HelmREST / WebSocketSQL (Oracle / SQL Server)Experience in 3+ of:Occasional out of hours work, including overnight and at weekends and Bank Holidays may be requested, as well as on-call technical supportGitLab CI (or AWS equivalents)Azure PaaS (Event Hub, Azure SQL, Kubernetes, Azure Cache, etc.)Strong programming skills in at least one language (C++ preferred; Java/others a plus)Exposure to at least one of: Business/Technical Analysis, QA, Delivery Management, or Emerging Tech & GovernanceConsistent track record in software development and delivery technology and industry expertise through certifications, professional qualificationsRedis

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