Lead Software Developer

LSEG; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

LSEG is seeking a skilled Lead Software Engineer in Fort Mill, SC, to drive AI capabilities and enhance its FTSE Russell Index Platform. The role requires over 12 years of backend software engineering experience and proficiency in Java and Python. Responsibilities include leading projects, developing AI features, and collaborating with global teams. Candidates should have a degree in Computer Science or relevant field, with experience in financial services preferred. This position offers growth in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of hands-on backend software engineering experience.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring a team of engineers.
• Background in financial services or financial market data.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain complex Java and Python applications.
• Build AI-powered features into critical systems.
• Collaborate with global teams to deliver high-quality products.
• Lead projects through all development stages.
• Maintain automated test suites to ensure performance and scalability.

Skills

Java

Python

AI-driven solutions

Microservices

CI/CD tools

DevOps automation

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Oracle

SQL Server

Postgres

Job description

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands‑on Lead Software Engineer with AI proficiency to help build the next generation FTSE Russell Index Platform. This platform underpins the calculation and distribution of FTSE Russell’s global family of indexes and requires advanced engineering, high‑precision data processing, and deep collaboration across global teams. The role focuses on designing, building, integrating, and operationalising modern software and AI‑driven capabilities across internal platforms and client‑facing products.

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 largescale, 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 deliver Level 3 support and fixes.
• Conduct peer reviews, provide technical leadership, and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Electronics / Electrical Engineering.
• 12+ years of hands‑on backend software engineering experience.
• Proactive, creative engineering leader who enjoys solving complex problems, working hands‑on with modern technologies, and driving AI‑enabled innovation.
• Experience leading or mentoring a team of engineers.
• Experience within financial services or with financial market data.

Required Skills

• Support the organization’s AI adoption journey and develop 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

• 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

• 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.

Career Stage

Manager

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that 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.