Principal Software Engineer - ADL Workbench

Join LSEG’s World-Check Risk Intelligence Team

Empowering screening platform with trusted data and cutting-edge technology. World-Check Risk Intelligence provides accurate, reliable information and powerful tools to support compliance with due diligence obligations, including Know Your Customer (KYC) screening and anti-money laundering (AML) requirements.

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead the design, code, test and delivery of scalable, cloud-native agentic platform on AWS while leveraging AI-assisted software development tools to significantly accelerate engineering productivity and software delivery. This role combines deep technical expertise, engineering leadership, and innovation in applying AI-powered development practices across the software lifecycle.

At LSEG, we prioritize equal opportunity and are committed to building diverse teams that foster collaboration and innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead application design, and software development of large-scale platform on AWS.
• Lead technical design and coding reviews, application dependencies, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Lead the delivery of critical projects with a high degree of autonomy, taking ownership with minimal direction.
• Enforce best practices for cloud-native development, microservices, and domain-driven and event-driven architectures.
• Act as a technical authority across multiple teams, guiding design decisions and ensuring long-term scalability and reliability.
• Champion the adoption of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., code generation, testing automation, code review assistants) to accelerate delivery and improve code quality.
• Evaluate emerging AI engineering tools and define standards for their safe, secure, and effective use.
• Implement observability, monitoring, and feedback loops to improve delivery speed and system reliability.
• Enable rapid experimentation and iteration using modern engineering practices.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and security teams to align solutions with business goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in a lead/principal engineering role.
• Proven hands-on experience as a technical lead building scalable distributed systems in AWS production environments.
• Experience with micro-services architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Expertise in modern programming languages (e.g. Java or Python or JavaScript).
• Solid understanding of software architecture patterns, system design, system test and performance optimization.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and agile methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, code LLMs, automated testing AI tools).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Proven a positive and high-energy personal commitment with a collaborative mindset and the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Familiarity with data engineering, machine learning, or AI technologies is considered an advantage.

Career Stage:

Manager

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.

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.

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.

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. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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