Senior Java Engineering Lead - Digital Markets Infrastructure - London Stock Exchange Group

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology organization in London seeks an experienced Java Developer to enhance its Digital Markets Infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Java and cloud technologies, focusing on innovative blockchain solutions in financial services. This role involves collaboration, project delivery, and mentoring within a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience programming in Java backend development.
• Proficiency with Spring and Hibernate/JPA.
• Experience deploying applications in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Guide the design, development, and implementation of robust solutions in Java.
• Foster a collaborative team culture and manage performance.
• Drive the delivery of high-impact projects.

Skills

Java back-end development

Spring (including Spring Boot, Spring JDBC, Spring Data)

REST API design

Cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Docker

Kubernetes

Microservices architecture

Event-driven systems

Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT)

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Join our team at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to help build the future of financial services on blockchain technology. This is a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge products and services that will transform how we interact with financial markets.

Role Summary

DMI (Digital Markets Infrastructure) is a large-scale, complex project using a range of blockchain architecture patterns with numerous internal and external stakeholders and use cases. The work focuses on tokenisation of financial instruments as digital assets. We seek candidates with an interest in the financial markets and experience on large projects. This role offers the chance to contribute to an innovative, intellectually challenging project supported by LSEG’s influence.

The ideal candidate will leverage deep expertise in back-end technologies to drive innovation and ensure the robustness and efficiency of back-end systems across Digital Market Infrastructure.

What you'll be doing

• Apply deep expertise in Java and related technologies to guide the design, development, and implementation of robust solutions.
• Lead by example, fostering an open, inclusive, and collaborative team culture. You'll motivate, support, and develop team members, while managing performance and retention.
• Drive the successful delivery of high-impact projects, coaching team members to work autonomously and reviewing work as needed.
• Collaborate with product owners and technical leads to plan and design epics, breaking them down into actionable stories. Build and maintain scalable, reliable microservices.
• Partner with a wide range of stakeholders across the business and technology to align on goals and deliver value.
• Mentor developers on best practices for clean, maintainable code and robust automated testing.
• Design and implement performant, resilient, and scalable database solutions using both SQL and NoSQL technologies.
• Maintain clear and comprehensive solution documentation, ensuring alignment with internal standards, policies, and strategic direction across technology domains.

What you'll bring

• Significant hands-on experience programming in Java backend development, with a track record of writing efficient, maintainable code.
• Proficiency with Spring (including Spring Boot, Spring JDBC, Spring Data), Hibernate/JPA, and building RESTful services.
• Solid understanding of REST API design principles.
• Experience deploying and maintaining applications in cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and event-driven systems.
• Exposure to Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT).
• Excellent communication skills to engage effectively with stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.

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 values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and guide our actions.

Working with us means you will be part of a dynamic organisation with 25,000 people across 65+ countries. We value individuality and provide opportunities to bring your true self to work. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture focused on new ideas and sustainability across our global business. We support a just transition to net zero, green growth, and inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives. We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics. We can accommodate practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical needs, where permitted by law.

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