Lead Software Engineer - Java in London

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. 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.

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 embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives.

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the World Check One team, part of the Nottingham-based Risk Intelligence Product Engineering organisation. The role will act as the main engineer of the team, and as liaison between product and architecture for World-Check One—a critical platform for risk intelligence and compliance screening.

This position offers exciting opportunities for a self-motivated individual to learn how Risk Intelligence operates. This is an individual contributor role and you will be part of the team that drives the design and development of our low latency screening systems.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of software applications and services.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
• Collaborate with application architects, product managers, designers, and stakeholders to define requirements and deliver solutions.
• Drive architectural decisions and ensure alignment with best practices in scalability, performance, and security.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and promote continuous improvement.
• Manage project timelines, delivery risks, and dependencies to ensure timely delivery.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and advocate for their adoption where appropriate.
• Contribute to strategic planning and roadmap development.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Proven experience in software engineering, with a strong track record of leading successful projects.
• Proficiency in Java.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and system integration.
• Experience with cloud platform (AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Skills and experience with web servers and databases (e.g. DynamoDB, RDBMS, Elasticsearch).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines utilising infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.
• Able to work independently as well as in a team.
• Positive attitude to learning new skills and technologies.

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.

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.