Senior Real-Time News Engineer (Java/Python)

LSEG

St. Louis (MO)

Hybrid

USD 114,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual Wellness Allowance

Paid time-off

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flex Spending & Health Savings Options

Prescription Drug plan

401(K) Savings Plan

Company match

Basic life insurance

Job summary

LSEG seeks a Senior Software Engineer for its News Engineering group to evolve a real-time News platform delivering enriched breaking news. You will design and build high-performance services in Java and Python, prioritizing reliability, observability, and cloud-native deployment, while collaborating in a scrum team to deliver impactful features.

You’ll be involved in on-call rotations, automating deployments, and exploring new tools to improve resilience.

Qualifications

Solid experience with Java and Python on Linux and real-time systems.
Practical experience in using IP-based protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, HTTPS, etc)
Familiarity with unit testing and test-driven development.
Understanding of search technology such as Elasticsearch.
Experience with cloud infrastructure and container orchestration.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

Own the design and delivery of critical services from architecture decisions through production support, with autonomy to influence technical direction.
Build and evolve services primarily in Java and Python with a focus on performance, observability, and cloud-native deployment.
Collaborate in a scrum team to craft solutions and deliver new features.
Help automate deployment, upgrades, and maintenance using modern DevOps techniques.
Participate in a well-structured on-call rotation focused on sustainability and preventing incidents.