Lead Software Engineer

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++ Lead 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 Act as a subject matter expert, advising on design, development, and implementation Deliver high-quality solutions through expert coding and tooling Own workload while contributing to an open, inclusive team culture Serve as a domain point of contact, with deep expertise and awareness of cross-domain dependencies Align work to technology/domain strategy and support its delivery; contribute to strategy where relevant Build understanding of the market and LSEG's commercial position Lead projects autonomously, delegating where needed and supporting team delivery Partner with architects to define and implement solutions Lead design and planning for Epics, breaking them into stories with Product and QA Apply and adapt engineering patterns to deliver robust solutions Build and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to varied audiences Continuously develop technical and industry expertise (e.g. certifications, qualifications) Experience or familiarity with financial messaging protocols - particularly FIX is desirableKafka (event-driven messaging)Terraform / HelmREST / WebSocketSQL (Oracle / SQL Server)Experience in 3+ of: Occasional out of hours work, including overnight and at weekends and Bank Holidays may be requested, as well as on-call technical supportGitLab CI (or AWS equivalents)Azure PaaS (Event Hub, Azure SQL, Kubernetes, Azure Cache, etc.)Strong programming skills in at least one language (C++ preferred; Java/others a plus)Exposure to at least one of: Business/Technical Analysis, QA, Delivery Management, or Emerging Tech & GovernanceConsistent track record in software development and delivery technology and industry expertise through certifications, professional qualificationsRedis

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