Development Manager (DAE Workflows)

About the Company

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.

About the Role

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer with strong experience in AWS Cloud, Terraform, Python or Javascript to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a track record of successfully leading small teams of skilled software engineers and be comfortable guiding and motivating team members to achieve project goals. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design and development of complex software systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features, and ensuring the quality and performance of the team's work through code reviews and testing. You will also have the opportunity to mentor and provide technical guidance to team members and participate in the full software development life cycle, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment. If you are passionate about staying up to date with industry trends and incorporating new technologies and approaches into your work, we encourage you to apply. Strong communication and leadership skills are a must for this role.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead a team of highly skilled Software Engineers.
• Develop tools and applications by producing clean and efficient code.
• Set and maintain high standards of coding best practice.
• Ensure the quality and performance of the team's work through code reviews and testing.
• Translate end user needs to requirements using a lightweight agile design led methodology.
• Lead design work and planning for user stories.
• Sets and executes on the delivery of given tasks, delegating to the team where applicable.
• Builds trusting relationships with team and colleagues, collaborating closely with team.
• Communicates with clarity and precision in a concise format.
• Working both independently and collaboratively within a team in an agile fashion.
• Analysis, design and implementation of complex software solutions using customer focused design driven methodologies, delivered via public cloud.
• Building domain expertise in Financial market content and LSEG systems.
• Networking in the FinTech, big data and academic community through conferences, meetups and workshops – bringing cutting edge techniques and technology into business strategy.

Required Skills/Experience

• 5 years+ experience as a Software Developer or equivalent.
• Strong skills and experience developing applications in NodeJS, Python or other relevant languages.
• Strong skills and experience with web servers, databases and cloud-based services, preferably AWS.
• Strong skills and experience developing and deploying containerised environments (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong skills and experience with CI/CD pipelines utilising infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible).
• Experience developing and deploying micro services architectures.
• Experience with administration of Linux operating systems and are comfortable with the CLI.
• Experience with front-end development frameworks (ReactJS, Vue, Angluar, etc.)
• 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.

Information

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.