Lead Software Engineer

LSEG; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Job summary

LSEG is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Bengaluru, India to join the Risk Intelligence division within the Digital Identity & Fraud Platform team. This role involves designing and maintaining high-performance APIs, collaborating with teams for technical solutions, and mentoring colleagues. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of .NET Core or Java experience, strong cloud platform skills, and the ability to work in an agile environment. A good relevant degree is desirable but experience is paramount. LSEG values integrity, partnership, and excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain APIs for fraud prevention.
• Collaborate with teams to translate business requirements.
• Own the delivery of platform capabilities; mentor others.

Skills

Programming Languages: .NET Core 6+ with C# or Java

Backend Development: Multi-threading

Databases: PostgreSQL/MySQL

Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, or GCP

Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes

Agile Development: SCRUM, Kanban

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

JUnit

NUnit

Job description

Are you ready to dive into the fast‑paced world of ground‑breaking finance and technology? If you have a passion for innovation, a thirst for challenge, and a love for all things fintech, then look no further! LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are open‑access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our Risk Intelligence division within the Digital Identity & Fraud (DI&F) Platform team. In this role, you will work closely with multiple development teams to build and enhance our latest platform offering for Digital Identity flagship products. In addition, you will help key business stakeholders to translate their vision into reality by owning each and all of the following phases: Architecture and design, Security first mindset, epic and story collaboration, agile development, 3rd party vendor API integration and delivery. We build products that run at scale for large financial institutions, and our platform supports that vision.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high‑performance APIs consumed by third‑party customers for fraud prevention, identity verification, and account validation.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Own the delivery of critical platform capabilities, working autonomously and with little direction; ensure the timely completion of work from other team members, delegating work when required and mentoring others.
• Design, develop and socialize microservices based distributed systems utilizing cloud‑native architecture.
• Build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, growing own network and collaborating with other teams.
• Communicate complex / technical information clearly and concisely in an audience appropriate format.
• Ensure code quality by adhering to SOLID principles, design patterns, and using static and dynamic code analysis tools such as SonarQube and Coverity.
• Work in an agile environment, contributing to SCRUM and Kanban workflows to meet tight delivery schedules.
• Build and deploy containerized solutions using Kubernetes and Docker for cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Key Technical Skills

• Programming Languages: 5+ years of .NET Core 6+ with C# or Java
• Backend Development: 5+ years of Multi‑threading, exception handling, and ORM frameworks such as Entity Framework Core or JPA
• Databases: PostgreSQL/MySQL with strong data modeling and SQL skills
• Testing Tools: JUnit, NUnit
• Cloud Platforms: 5+ years of Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Containerization: 5+ years of Docker, Kubernetes, or similar
• Agile Development: 5+ years of SCRUM, Kanban, TDD

Other Required Skills

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities
• Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills
• Ability to work independently and manage dynamic priorities
• Strong collaboration skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to articulate technical concepts and designs to non‑technical teams

Nice To Have

• TypeScript, React, Node.js
• Experience in the FinTech industry, especially in financial markets or fraud prevention systems.
• Experience with event‑driven architecture and message brokering tools including RabbitMQ, AWS MQ, or Azure Queue.
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases like MongoDB, DynamoDB, or CosmosDB.
• Experience working with highly distributed, data‑intensive systems.

Education / Certifications

• A good relevant degree is desirable, but experience and the right approach to work are just as meaningful.

Benefits

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast‑forward your career! We enhance each employee’s potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal.

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 set the standard for everything we do, every day.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries, with a collaborative and creative culture that encourages new ideas and is committed to sustainability across our global business.

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

We are a proud equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, color, 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.

Career Stage: Senior Associate