Lead Java Engineer for Low-Latency Risk Platforms

LSEG; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

LSEG is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the World Check One team, part of the Nottingham-based Risk Intelligence Product Engineering organisation. You will act as the main engineer for the team, interfacing with product and architecture on World-Check One—a critical platform for risk intelligence and compliance screening.

This individual-contributor role offers opportunities to shape design and development of our low latency screening systems, working across cross-functional teams and

Qualifications

• Experience leading software projects and teams.
• Strong Java and software architecture expertise.
• Proficiency with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of software applications and services.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers.
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, designers, and stakeholders.
• Drive architectural decisions for scalability, performance, and security.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce coding standards.
• Manage project timelines and delivery risks.
• Stay current with new technologies and advocate adoption.

Skills

Java

Cloud AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Architecture leadership

Agile methodologies

Communication

Tools

DynamoDB

RDBMS

Elasticsearch

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Job description

LSEG is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the World Check One team, part of the Nottingham-based Risk Intelligence Product Engineering organisation. You will act as the main engineer for the team, interfacing with product and architecture on World-Check One—a critical platform for risk intelligence and compliance screening.

This individual-contributor role offers opportunities to shape design and development of our low latency screening systems, working across cross-functional teams and