At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and scale AI Productivity Platforms using cutting-edge technologies like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.
- Company: Join the London Stock Exchange Group, a leader in financial markets infrastructure.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, healthcare, retirement planning, and paid volunteering days.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team that values innovation and sustainability.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by embedding AI into enterprise systems and driving productivity improvements.
- Qualifications: Strong programming skills and experience with AI platforms and enterprise security controls.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
Digital Operations, part of the LSEG Infrastructure & Cloud organisation, is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to build and scale AI Productivity Platforms across the enterprise. This role will focus on hands-on engineering, integration, and operationalisation of enterprise AI platforms — ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot and future GenAI capabilities — ensuring secure, scalable, compliant, and high-impact adoption across LSEG.
The successful candidate will design and implement integrations, develop automation workflows, and embed AI capabilities directly into enterprise systems and business processes. We are looking for a strong engineer with deep technical expertise in building AI-enabled systems and integrations from the ground up — including APIs, connectors, retrieval pipelines, agent frameworks, and automation tooling.
The role requires hands-on experience across SaaS platforms, REST and event-driven architectures, scripting, identity integration, and secure enterprise development practices. This role will play a critical part in driving measurable productivity improvements by embedding AI into engineering, operations, and corporate workflows across Markets, Data & Analytics, and Corporate functions.
This role will work closely with AI architects, platform leaders, and regional engineering squads, partnering with Cyber Security, Risk, and Infrastructure teams to ensure safe, governed, and scalable AI platform adoption.
Key Responsibilities- Design, build, and maintain integrations between AI platforms (ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot) and enterprise systems.
- Develop and deploy connectors, APIs, and automation workflows.
- Implement context management frameworks including MCP and support A2A communication and optimise RAG pipelines, including document ingestion and vector storage.
- Develop AI-driven automation solutions to improve productivity.
- Implement secure API integrations including authentication and data protection.
- Embed AI capabilities into SDLC processes and developer tooling.
- Implement guardrails such as prompt validation and data leakage prevention.
- Collaborate with architecture, security, and platform teams to meet enterprise standards.
- Monitor and optimize performance of AI systems.
- Contribute to experimentation and rapid prototyping.
- Support adoption through reusable components.
- Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer or AI Engineer in an enterprise environment.
- Strong programming skills (Python, TypeScript or similar).
- Experience with enterprise AI/LLM platforms (ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot).
- Solid understanding of LLM concepts (embeddings, prompt engineering, RAG).
- Experience building RAG pipelines and working with vector of MCP and/or agent-based architectures.
- Experience with REST APIs, webhooks, and microservices.
- Understanding of IAM (OAuth2, OIDC, RBAC).
- Experience implementing enterprise security controls and DLP.
- Familiarity with AI safety and guardrails.
- Experience with cloud-native development and debugging and system design skills.
- Ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders.
- Experience in regulated environments with ITSM processes.
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 values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day.
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.
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.
You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives.
Lead AI Engineer, AI Productivity in London employer: London Stock Exchange Group
At LSEG, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters innovation and collaboration within a diverse workforce of 25,000 individuals across 65 countries. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored benefits, including healthcare, retirement planning, and paid volunteering days, all while promoting a culture that values integrity, partnership, and excellence. Join us in London to make a meaningful impact in the financial markets infrastructure sector, where your individuality is celebrated and your contributions are recognised.
Contact Details:
London Stock Exchange Group Recruitment Team
