Senior Distributed Backend Engineer

London Stock Exchange Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

London Stock Exchange Group is seeking a hands-on Senior Engineer to design and scale data distribution systems delivering data via APIs, cloud platforms, and client-facing services. You will own system design, data modelling, and engineering standards for a high-performance, client-facing platform.

The role requires distributed backend systems expertise, cloud-native experience (AWS or similar), and a strong grasp of relational databases.

Qualifications

• Strong experience building distributed backend systems and APIs.
• Proven ability to own system design and data modelling.
• Experience with cloud-native platforms (AWS or similar).
• Strong understanding of relational databases and data-intensive systems.
• Ability to lead through code quality, testing, and technical standards.
• Nice to have experience with data distribution, APIs, or client-facing platforms.
• Exposure to financial data or market data systems.
• Experience with AI-assisted engineering tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data distribution systems, APIs, and client-facing services.
• Own system architecture and data modelling to ensure performance and reliability at scale.
• Develop secure, well-designed APIs and data services for external consumers.
• Drive engineering quality through testing, reviews, and standards.

Skills

System design

Data modelling

APIs

Distributed backend

Technical leadership

Tools

TypeScript

Angular/React

Python

SQL

OpenAPI

AWS

Terraform

GitLab

Iceberg

ChromaDB

Job description

London Stock Exchange Group is seeking a hands-on Senior Engineer to design and scale data distribution systems delivering data via APIs, cloud platforms, and client-facing services. You will own system design, data modelling, and engineering standards for a high-performance, client-facing platform.

The role requires distributed backend systems expertise, cloud-native experience (AWS or similar), and a strong grasp of relational databases.