Lead Software Engineer

The real time market data developer role builds real-time applications processing the world’s most critical financial data. Our high performance software must deliver from exchanges spread across the globe to our clients in just a few milliseconds while normalizing the data into a common format. Developers play a key role throughout an iterative and multifaceted delivery cycle by working with business analysts, quality assurance engineers, project managers, and operations staff.

Team members will rapidly come up to speed on the latest proprietary LSEG technology and domain specific languages to deliver projects while also growing their C++ knowledge. The projects are technically challenging in an environment that is very engaging. The strongest team members are problem solvers that take full ownership of problems and drive them through to completion. Learning is also an important aspect of every member of the team, and continued learning is strongly supported.

Responsibilities:

• Implement performance and tuning modules for high efficiency and reliability
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs in codes and devise solutions to these problems
• Maintain code quality, code design and re-factor to gain the best performance
• Ensure code quality with peer code reviews and providing constructive feedback
• Develop automated tests
• Oversee work efforts with the QA and Operations teams for application change controls and identify system performance issues
• Analyze key performance indicators, liaise with Operations, cross function application teams to identify bottleneck and make improvements
• Act as a technical leader and go to problem solver in the global real time collections team
• Drive forward improvements to our frameworks, infrastructure, and process

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full life-cycle software development experience
• 5+ years of object oriented development in C++
• Superb communication skills (written and oral)
• Ability to collaborate in a team focused environment
• Excellent analytical skills and a passion for solving problems.
• Ability to thoroughly test and debug code using test driven development
• Ability to suggest/research new technologies and quickly adapt to change
• Ability to work with both Technical Architects and Product Owners in order to build to specification
• Object oriented design

Desired Skills

• Experience developing on Linux
• Exposure to Agile methodologies
• Experience with automated testing
• Experience of any integration with Oracle/SQL databases experience
• Knowledge of scripting languages Python, Unix or Powershell shell scripts desirable
• Knowledge of other languages such as JavaScript, Node.js
• Experience with real-time programming
• Adept at software design
• Experience with debugging multi-threaded applications
• Knowledge of/experience with design patterns
• Real passion for continued learning and development
• Understanding of financial markets, market data
• Low Latency financial market data systems

Compensation/Benefits Information:

LSEG is committed to offering competitive Compensation and Benefits. The anticipated base salary for this position is $110,600 - $184,400.

Please be aware base salary ranges may vary by geographic location, city and state. In addition to our offered base salary, this role is eligible for our Annual Incentive Plan (AIP/”bonus plan”). Target AIP rates will be commensurate with role level and posted career stage. Individual salary will be reflective of job related knowledge, skills and equivalent experience. LSEG roles (excluding internships and part-time roles of less than 20 hours per week) are typically eligible for inclusion in our LSEG Benefits program, which includes offerings of: Annual Wellness Allowance, Paid time-off, Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending & Health Savings Options, Prescription Drug plan, 401(K) Savings Plan and Company match. LSEG’s Benefits plan also includes basic life insurance, disability benefits, emergency backup dependent care, adoption assistance commuter assistance etc.

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.

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