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About the Role

As a Software Engineer in LSEG’s Real-Time Engineering organisation, you will work on a global low-latency market data platform that sends billions of price updates per-day around the globe. You will build APIs, telemetry pipelines and synthetic monitoring services that show how reliably and quickly market data reaches customers. This is a hands-on development role for an engineer at an early stage of their career who wants to build experience in mission-critical distributed systems, observability, cloud-native engineering and real-time financial technology.

Responsibilities

Build and improve software components that aggregate, correlate and present data from over 30 global distribution sites.
Develop applications and data-processing logic that help identify performance issues, service degradation and hotspots across distributed systems.
Contribute to telemetry pipelines that ingest, transform and route metrics, logs and traces into a common observability layer.
Deliver synthetic monitoring capabilities that measure the performance and experience of Real-Time services from locations around the world.
Develop APIs, automation and configuration used to manage observability services and capabilities.
Use Git, CI/CD and configuration-as-code practices to deploy and maintain software and observability assets consistently across environments.
Work with engineering squads to add and improve instrumentation within applications across Development, Test, PPE and Production environments.
Work alongside expert engineers to learn modern approaches to observability, distributed systems, cloud-native software and real-time data platforms.
Contribute ideas and improvements as the Real-Time observability platform continues to evolve.

Requirements

Hands-on software engineering experience, gained through employment, a graduate role, or open-source contribution.
Ability to write and explain software in a performance-oriented languages such as Go, modern C++ or Rust.
A good understanding of core software engineering concepts and an interest in building reliable, maintainable applications.
Familiarity with APIs, Git and modern software development practices.
An interest in one or more of the following areas: market data, observability, distributed systems, telemetry, data pipelines, real-time systems, performance engineering or cloud-native technology.
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving ability in complex engineering or academic domain.
A willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies and develop knowledge of complex systems.
Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineers across different teams.

Skills

Go
modern C++
Rust
APIs
Git
market data
observability
distributed systems
telemetry
data pipelines
real-time systems
performance engineering
cloud-native technology
OpenTelemetry SDKs
collectors
telemetry standards
Kubernetes
containers
cloud platforms
Data-processing
event-streaming
CI/CD
GitOps
configuration-as-code
Synthetic monitoring
automated testing
distributed agents

Location

London

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 more than 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.
It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years.
Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.
LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 65 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.
People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business.
Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change shape 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.
We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference.
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.
We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder – which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise.
As a global organisation spanning 65 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, 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.
If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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 purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built.
Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day.
They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries.
However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.
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.
Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

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.