Lead Developer

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

London, United Kingdom
Core java and python development
Ai powered feature integration
Microservices and rest apis
This role focuses on building the next generation FTSE Russell Index Platform with advanced engineering and AI-driven capabilities in a high performance, data intensive environment

Job Summary

  • This role focuses on building the next generation FTSE Russell Index Platform with advanced engineering and AI-driven capabilities in a high performance, data intensive environment.
  • LSEG offers a collaborative and creative culture that encourages new ideas and supports personal development with a wide range of learning tools.
  • The company is committed to sustainability, diversity, and inclusion, providing tailored benefits including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives.

Matching Summary

This role focuses on building the next generation FTSE Russell Index Platform with advanced engineering and AI-driven capabilities in a high performance, data intensive environment.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Core Java and Python development
  • AI powered feature integration
  • Microservices and REST APIs
  • RDBMS (Oracle/SQL Server/Postgres)
  • CI/CD tools and DevOps automation
  • Docker and Kubernetes
  • Level 3 production support

Nice-to-have

  • Team leadership and mentoring
  • Financial services experience
  • In-memory caching and Spring Boot
  • Kafka and Redis familiarity
  • BDD frameworks like Cucumber
  • Agile team experience
  • Creative and proactive engineering leader

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years backend software engineering experience
  • Support AI adoption with LLMs and agentic AI frameworks
  • Strong algorithms and problem solving skills
  • Experience with JVM profiling and performance optimisation
  • Prior Level 3 production support exposure

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