Senior Engineer (FullStack)

London Stock Exchange Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Engineer (FullStack) to enhance developer experiences and streamline workflows. This role focuses on building tools and platforms that empower engineering teams to deliver high-quality software efficiently. You will collaborate with diverse teams, mentor junior developers, and drive innovation in developer tooling. If you have a passion for improving internal platforms and a strong background in React, TypeScript, and cloud technologies, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic, collaborative environment committed to excellence and sustainability.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong technical leader with expertise in React and TypeScript.
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Azure or AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the internal developer portal to enhance productivity.
• Develop scalable UI components using React and TypeScript.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Backstage.io

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

PostgreSQL

GitLab CI/CD

GraphQL

Job description

Senior Engineer (FullStack)

Senior Engineer (FullStack)

Apply locations London, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted 9 Days Ago job requisition id R0097888

Company Profile

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a world-leading financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering services across Data & Analytics, Capital Markets, and Post Trade.

Backed by three hundred years of experience, innovative technologies, and a team of over 23,000 people in 70 countries, our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies, and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Role Profile

Are you passionate about making developers' lives easier, faster, and more fulfilling? Do you dream of streamlining workflows, squashing bugs, and fuelling innovation? We're on a mission to supercharge our engineering culture by building a world-class Developer community that's the envy of the industry.

We are responsible for improving the productivity, efficiency, and happiness of our development teams by crafting and improving tooling, workflows, and processes. You will work closely with engineers across multiple teams to identify problems and bottlenecks, streamline development environments, and enable faster delivery of high-quality software.

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Engineer - Developer Experience to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for improving the developer journey, streamlining workflows, and building tools that empower our engineering teams to deliver high-quality software efficiently. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader with expertise in React, TypeScript, and Backstage.io, coupled with a proven understanding of cloud platforms like Azure (preferred) or AWS.

If you are passionate about developer tooling, improving internal platforms, and encouraging a culture of engineering excellence, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

Developer Experience Portal

• Design, build, and maintain the internal developer portal/platform to optimize productivity and enable self-service capabilities.
• Drive the adoption and customization of Backstage.io as a central hub for inner-sourcing.

Frontend Engineering

• Develop and maintain scalable and efficient UI components and tooling using React and TypeScript.
• Advocate and implement best practices for frontend architecture, code quality, and performance.

Cloud Integration

• Create tools and abstractions that integrate with Azure or AWS cloud environments, improving ease of deployment and observability.
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (IaC) to support cloud-native development.

Collaboration and Leadership

• Partner with engineering teams to identify problems and deliver solutions that improve their day-to-day workflows.
• Mentor and guide junior developers, sharing expertise in React, TypeScript, and cloud technologies.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to ensure alignment with broader organizational goals.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in developer tooling, cloud technologies, and frontend frameworks.
• Proactively seek opportunities to improve the developer experience and our internal platform.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Expertise in Frontend Development:
  • Deep understanding of React and TypeScript, including component design, state management, and testing.
• Backstage.io Experience:
  • Proven track record of implementing and customizing Backstage.io in production environments.
• Cloud Knowledge:
  • Strong understanding of cloud platforms, with experience in Azure preferred (AWS also acceptable).
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud-native tools.
• Problem-Solving:
  • Ability to identify and address developer pain points with innovative solutions.
• Strong Communication Skills:
  • Adept at collaborating with diverse engineering teams and explaining complex concepts clearly.

Other important skills:

• Experience with infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi).
• Database - PostgreSQL
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools like GitLab CI/CD.
• Familiarity with GraphQL and REST APIs.
• Understanding of observability tools, ideally Datadog.

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. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

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

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.

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About Us

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) 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 culture of connecting, creating opportunity, and delivering excellence shapes how we think, how we do things, and how we help our people fulfil their potential.

Our organisation

Our Data & Analytics, Capital Markets, and Post Trade divisions have a combined power that provides a comprehensive, integrated suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services to help our customers pursue their ambitions.

Where we work

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific.