Senior Software Engineer

London Stock Exchange Group; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in the UK seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and build secure solutions primarily using C# .NET within cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Microsoft Azure and AWS, and will be responsible for mentoring junior engineers. This role offers a hybrid working model with competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Investment in professional development

Opportunity to work on innovative technologies

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Software Engineering experience using C# .NET.
• Experience in building applications in Public Cloud, ideally Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build secure and scalable solutions.
• Provide support for applications in line with agreed product SLAs.
• Mentor more junior engineers.

Skills

C# .NET

Entity Framework

JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular)

CI/CD processes

Terraform IaC

Azure

AWS

Python

Java

JIRA

Confluence

Test Driven Development

Job description

At LSEG, our customers rely on the accuracy and timeliness of the information that they receive via our products - it helps them to make the right decisions. When we distribute data, we must do so in accordance with the obligations we have to our content providers. Rights Management Engineering develop, manage and support Cloud applications which allow our specialist, internal users to manage digital rights information in support of the commercial processes through which our products are created, maintained and delivered to customers. Within Engineering, we stand by our principles - we build with purpose, we act as owners, we're technically courageous, we build responsibly and deliver incrementally. Not just doing things but doing them right is at the heart of how we operate.

• Designing optimized solutions which meet product requirements and conform to evolving enterprise standards
• Coding secure, efficient, and effective solutions
• Designing and building solutions using Microsoft Azure and AWS capabilities
• Adopting DevOps principles to code, build and implement solutions
• Providing support for applications in line with agreed product SLAs - including some on-call
• Ensuring that solutions conform to LSEG test strategy standards
• Working with Product Owners to understand and refine requirements
• Working to support squads to provide accurate estimations for delivery
• Providing clear and concise communications to the squad and stakeholders
• Inspiring and mentoring more junior engineers

The Rights Management Engineering team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who shares our principles. You will design and build secure and scalable solutions which meet our customers' needs. You know that applications are not static and must evolve over time as technology and standards change. You are not afraid to dive deep - writing code, defining standards around CI/CD, maximizing automation, observability and supportability whilst making sure solutions are cost effective. A confident communicator, you will lead with data when collaborating with stakeholders. You will lead by example and mentor more junior engineers to grow.

• 3+ years of Software Engineering experience using C# .NET (classic, asp, core), ideally using Entity Framework + Databases - Relational and NoSQL + UI development using JavaScript frameworks such as React or Angular + CI/CD processes using Gitlab + Terraform IaC
• Desirable: Some experience in one or more of Python, Java, Atlassian's tooling stack including JIRA & Confluence + DataDog, BigPanda, Service Now + Test Driven Development
• Demonstrable experience of building applications in Public Cloud - ideally Microsoft Azure & AWS
• Ability to design and explain solutions to complex problems
• Motivation, self‑starting and a 'can do' attitude
• Strong written and spoken communication skills
• An enthusiasm to learn new technology and approaches
• Cloud certification or preparedness to undertake it
• An understanding of the financial information domain is desirable
• A desire to collaborate effectively with stakeholders

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Investment in your continued professional development

Opportunity to work on innovative, industry‑leading technologies

The chance to shape the future of Digital Rights Management in the Financial Information industry

We recognize that to attract the best talent, we need to be flexible, and we are open to discussing work arrangements with you. We take a hybrid approach to the workplace; this role is Digital first, so you'll be mostly working remotely but at times in the office to take advantage of our excellent collaboration spaces.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of 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.