Lead Software Developer

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group); Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) in Fort Mill, SC, seeks a highly experienced backend engineer to design, build, and operate data-intensive systems powering index computations and AI-enabled capabilities.

You will work across Java and Python, lead end-to-end projects, mentor engineers, and ensure performance, reliability, and scalable services in a global, high-availability environment. This role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams and cutting-edge AI integration.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Electronics / Electrical Engineering.
• 09+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Experience designing and delivering data-intensive, distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain complex Java and Python applications using modern engineering practices.
• Architect and enhance services that support large-scale, performance-critical index computations.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX, and engineering teams globally to deliver high-quality products.
• Lead projects end-to-end through requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Build and maintain automated test suites to ensure performance, scalability, and security.
• Diagnose production issues, identify root causes, and provide Level 3 support and fixes.
• Conduct peer reviews, provide technical leadership, and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Core Java

Python

Distributed systems

Microservices

REST APIs

RDBMS (Oracle/SQL Server/Postgres)

CI/CD (Jenkins/GitLab)

Docker

Kubernetes

JVM profiling & performance

Level 3 production support

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Electronics / Electrical Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. We support customers with intelligent, open-access services and have a long history of contributing to financial stability and growth. This role is to help build the next generation FTSE Russell Index Platform, underpinning the calculation and distribution of FTSE Russell's global index family. It requires advanced engineering, high-precision data processing, and collaboration across global teams.

This is a deeply technical role focused on designing, building, integrating, and operationalising modern software and AI-driven capabilities across internal platforms and client-facing products. You will work with innovative technologies, contribute to complex algorithmic design, and drive engineering excellence in a high-performance, data-intensive environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain complex Java and Python applications using modern engineering practices. Build and embed AI-powered features into critical systems.
• Architect and enhance services that support large-scale, performance-critical index computations.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX, and engineering teams globally to deliver high-quality products.
• Lead projects end-to-end through requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Build and maintain automated test suites to ensure performance, scalability, and security.
• Diagnose production issues, identify root causes, and provide Level 3 support and fixes.
• Conduct peer reviews, provide technical leadership, and mentor junior engineers.

What You will Bring

• Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Electronics / Electrical Engineering.
• 12+ years of hands-on backend software engineering experience.

What We're Looking for

A proactive, creative engineering leader who enjoys solving complex problems, works hands-on with modern technologies, and drives AI-enabled innovation. If you are passionate about building resilient, intelligent, data-intensive systems that power global financial markets, we’d love to hear from you.

Required Skills:

• Support the organisation's AI adoption journey. Develop and enhance intelligent solutions using LLMs, LangChain/LangGraph, and agentic AI frameworks.
• Establish engineering guidelines for safe, scalable, traceable and production-ready AI deployments across internal platforms and external product suites.
• Strong algorithms, data structures, problem solving skills, and ability to translate business problems into scalable solutions.
• Good command of coding standards and strong understanding of both high-level and low-level software design.

Expertise in:

• Core Java, Python
• Building highly distributed, data-intensive systems
• Microservices, REST APIs
• RDBMS (Oracle/SQL Server/Postgres)
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins/GitLab), DevOps automation
• Docker, Kubernetes
• JVM profiling & performance optimisation
• Prior exposure to Level 3 production support

Preferred Skills

• Experience leading or mentoring a team of engineers.
• Experience within financial services or with financial market data.
• Familiarity with in-memory caching, Spring Boot, Redis, Kafka.
• Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber, JBehave, or Karate.
• Background as a Scrum Master or experience running Agile teams.

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