Senior Software Engineer

Major Responsibilities / Accountabilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain scalable, high-quality in-house software applications and services.
• Participate actively in Agile development practices, including sprint planning, requirement analysis, design discussions, code reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with project leads, architects, and team members to identify technical challenges and implement effective solutions.
• Identify performance bottlenecks, scalability concerns, and system vulnerabilities, and implement appropriate solutions.
• Design, implement, and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms to ensure application health and operational excellence.
• Contribute to system architecture discussions and recommend improvements to software design and development processes.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and development tools to drive innovation and product improvements.
• Leverage AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, and other generative AI technologies to improve developer productivity, code quality, testing, documentation, and automation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience using C++ (preferred), C#, .NET, or other object-oriented programming languages.
• Strong understanding of C++ fundamentals, including memory management, pointers, object lifecycle, and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience working in Linux environments, including shell scripting, Bash, Cron jobs, and system troubleshooting.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Good understanding of source control and collaborative development practices using Git and related tools.
• Familiarity with modern software development practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps principles.
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar developer productivity solutions.

Nice to Have

• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
• Experience developing and maintaining serverless applications using AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, or equivalent technologies.
• Experience building high-availability, fault-tolerant, and scalable distributed systems.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, or Azure Monitor.
• Exposure to AI/ML integration, prompt engineering, or development workflows that incorporate generative AI technologies.

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.

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.

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