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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++ Senior 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
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Act as a subject matter expert, advising on design, development, and implementation
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Deliver high-quality solutions through expert coding and tooling
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Own workload while fostering an open, inclusive team culture
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Serve as a domain point of contact, with deep expertise and awareness of cross-domain dependencies
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Align work to technology/domain strategy, contributing where relevant
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Build understanding of the market and LSEG’s commercial position
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Lead projects with minimal direction, supporting team delivery and delegating as needed
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Partner with architects to design and implement solutions
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Lead design and Epic planning, breaking work into stories with Product and QA
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Apply and adapt engineering patterns to deliver robust solutions
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Build strong stakeholder relationships across teams and external partners
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Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to different audiences
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Continuously develop technical and industry expertise (e.g. certifications)
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Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (C++ preferred; Java/others a plus)
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Experience in 3+ of:
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REST / WebSocket
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Kafka (event-driven messaging)
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SQL (Oracle / SQL Server)
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Redis
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Azure PaaS (Event Hub, Azure SQL, Kubernetes, Azure Cache, etc.)
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Terraform / Helm
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GitLab CI (or AWS equivalents)
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Exposure to one or more of: Business/Technical Analysis, QA, Delivery Management, or Emerging Tech & Governance
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Strong experience in software development and delivery
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Basic understanding of trading systems and financial markets
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Familiarity with financial messaging protocols (preferably FIX)
Career Stage:
Senior Associate
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:
Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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