Senior Lead Software Engineer (World-Check)

Join LSEG’s World-Check Risk Intelligence Team

Empowering due diligence with trusted data and cutting-edge technology. World-Check Risk Intelligence provides accurate, reliable information and powerful tools to support compliance with due diligence obligations, including Know Your Customer (KYC) screening and anti-money laundering (AML) requirements.

We are looking for a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive technical excellence, lead software development initiatives, and deliver scalable, high-performing technology solutions. This role requires a hands-on engineering leader who actively contributes to software design, architecture, development, and troubleshooting while providing technical guidance and mentorship across engineering teams.

At LSEG, we prioritize equal opportunity and are committed to building diverse teams that foster collaboration and innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, resilient, and secure software solutions.
• Drive technical architecture and engineering best practices across projects and teams.
• Lead technical discussions and design reviews with engineers, product managers, architects, and key stakeholders.
• Mentor and guide software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Contribute hands-on to software development, code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Champion modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and cloud-native development.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, AI coding assistants) to improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery efficiency.
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, security, and maintainability throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to engineering strategy, standards, and governance.
• Participate in release planning, technical risk assessment, and production support activities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, or related disciplines.
• Proven experience leading the design and development of enterprise-scale software applications and distributed systems.
• Strong hands-on coding experience with one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Proven solid experience leveraging AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, AI-driven development platforms) to accelerate software design, coding, code review, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Strong expertise in software architecture, design patterns, microservices, and API-driven development.
• Experience with cloud platforms and modern engineering practices (AWS, Azure, or GCP preferred).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., GitLab, GitLab Pipeline).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with software observability, monitoring, performance tuning, and security best practices.
• Strong knowledge of agile development methodologies and modern engineering workflows.
• Excellent analytical, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building data-intensive, high-availability, or mission-critical systems.
• Experience working in compliance, risk management, financial services, or regulated industries.
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures, messaging platforms, and distributed system design.
• Experience leading technical modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.

Career Stage:

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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