Senior Development Manager

Senior Engineering Manager, GG14, Software and Platform Engineering

Are you an experienced engineering leader passionate about modernising complex, data-intensive platforms?

Do you want to lead engineering teams that support the sourcing, validation, enrichment and delivery of high-value Commodities pricing and fundamentals data? If yes, we would love to talk to you.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the engineering teams that power Commodities Content Operations in LSEG. This role sits at the intersection of Engineering, Product, Data and Operations, with responsibility for modernising platforms, improving data quality and reliability and accelerating the adoption of AI-driven and cloud-based capabilities across content operations.

You will lead teams responsible for the applications, platforms and automation capabilities that support the onboarding, management, transformation and distribution of Commodities pricing and fundamental data. The role combines people leadership, engineering strategy, platform modernisation and operational excellence.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop high-performing software and data engineering teams.
• Define and implement engineering roadmaps aligned to business, product and customer priorities.
• Drive modernisation of legacy applications and services while ensuring operational stability.
• Partner with Content Operations, Product, Data Strategy, Engineering and Architecture teams to deliver scalable and resilient solutions.
• Build platforms and automation capabilities that improve operational efficiency, data quality and customer outcomes.
• Establish standard methodologies across software engineering, DevOps, observability and service management.
• Drive adoption of AI and intelligent automation to reduce manual effort and improve productivity.
• Develop and implement technical debt reduction strategies, including application rationalisation, code modernisation and technology upgrades.
• Improve platform reliability, resilience, monitoring and recovery capabilities.
• Foster an engineering culture focused on innovation, teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement.

Technology Environment

The successful candidate will operate across a diverse technology landscape, including:

• Microsoft Azure and cloud-native services
• Databricks and modern data platforms
• Python and API-driven architectures
• Data engineering and large-scale data processing pipelines
• CI/CD, DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code practices
• Observability and monitoring platforms such as Datadog
• AI, automation and intelligent workflow solutions
• Legacy platform modernisation and cloud migration programmes

What We Are Looking For

• Significant experience leading software, platform or data engineering teams (6-7 years).
• Proven success delivering large-scale technology transformation and modernisation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of software engineering, cloud technologies, platform engineering and operational resilience.
• Experience managing technical debt, application lifecycle management and engineering risk.
• Experience working across modern cloud and data platforms (Azure, Databricks), software engineering technologies (Python), DevOps and observability tooling (CI/CD, Datadog), APIs, distributed data architectures, and large-scale platform modernisation programmes is highly desirable.
• Experience in AI and emerging technologies, with experience identifying and applying innovations such as generative AI, intelligent automation and advanced analytics to improve engineering productivity, data quality, operational efficiency and customer outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence across Engineering, Product and Business teams.
• Experience building and developing high-performing engineering organisations.
• Passion for innovation, customer outcomes and continuous improvement.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of Commodities data platforms, leading engineering transformation in a business that delivers critical content and

insights to global financial markets. You will play a key role in driving cloud adoption, AI-enabled operations, platform modernisation and engineering excellence while developing teams and capabilities that will support long-term business growth.

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

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.

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London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

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 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.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. 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.

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

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