About the Role
We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the World Check One team, a critical platform for risk intelligence and compliance screening. This individual contributor role involves driving the design and development of low latency screening systems and acting as the main engineer and liaison between product and architecture.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of software applications and services.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
- Collaborate with application architects, product managers, designers, and stakeholders to define requirements and deliver solutions.
- Drive architectural decisions and ensure alignment with best practices in scalability, performance, and security.
- Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and promote continuous improvement.
- Manage project timelines, delivery risks, and dependencies to ensure timely delivery.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and advocate for their adoption where appropriate.
- Contribute to strategic planning and roadmap development.
Requirements
- Proven experience in software engineering, with a strong track record of leading successful projects.
- Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and system integration.
- Experience with cloud platform (AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Skills and experience with web servers and databases (e.g. DynamoDB, RDBMS, Elasticsearch).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines utilising infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible).
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
- Good communication and teamwork abilities.
- Critical thinking, value judgment and common sense over process.
- Able to work independently as well as in a team.
- Positive attitude to learning new skills and technologies.
Skills
- Java
- AWS
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- DynamoDB
- RDBMS
- Elasticsearch
- Terraform
- Cloud Formation
- Ansible
- Agile methodologies
- CI/CD pipelines
- DevOps practices
Location
- Nottingham
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior Associate
Benefits
- Healthcare
- Retirement planning
- Paid volunteering days
- Wellbeing initiatives
About the Company
- LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business.
- We are dedicated, 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.
- We have contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years.
- LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
- We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.
- Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shapes how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential.
- We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives.
- Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike.
- Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.
- LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.
- Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
- 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.
- We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives.
- Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence.
Equal Opportunity
- We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
- This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, 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.
