Lead Engineer

This position is within Acadia. Acadia is wholly owned by LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and is part of its Post Trade Solutions division.

We’re looking for a full stack software developer to join our team to help us build and extend our platform and services. The developer will be responsible for applying business requirements and knowledge of software development lifecycles to craft, produce and guide the development of sophisticated software products or customer solutions.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of technologies and/or subjective matter expert knowledge of a technology, advising others on design, development and implementation
• Advances tools and applications by producing expert code and producing the right solutions needed
• Manages own workload and promotes an inclusive and open culture
• Is regarded as the point of contact in their domain by showing significant depth of knowledge and expertise in software development and develops further knowledge of other domains to act on linkages and dependencies
• Understands how the technology / domain strategy relates to and impacts own work, supporting the implementation of strategy and culture within all work. Contributes to strategy definition where appropriate
• Develops an understanding of the market and LSEG's commercial position in it
• Owns the delivery of important projects, working autonomously and with little direction; may ensure the delivery of work from other team members, delegating work when required
• Works with architects to decompose a solution into Epics
• Leads design work and planning for Epics breaking them down to stories with product owners and quality leads
• Adapts existing patterns to develop robust solutions
• Builds positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, growing own network and collaborating with other teams. Communicates sophisticated / technical information clearly and concisely in an audience appropriate format
• Continues to develop technology and industry expertise through certifications, professional qualifications and networkingLSEG
• Work with a broader multi-functional team that includes other developers, testers, and product managers.
• Learn to provide high quality code and technical design reviews.
• Contribute to the code base, with a mind to best practices and an equally high degree of autonomy.

Skills and Proficiency

Agile:Deploys agile best practices as appropriate throughout the software development lifecycle.

Architecture design:Analyses infrastructure requirements and crafts the architecture for central or distributed processing to meet user requirements.

Automation: Builds, applies and implements technologies to deliver and produce services with minimal human intervention, to improve the efficiency, reliability and speed tasks.

Application development/programming:Develops, tests and maintains software applications and related programs and procedures; demonstrates creativity and innovation using available software development tools and following design requirements.

Documentation:Crafts and maintains documentation to describe the system and its parts, including requirements documents, design decisions, architecture descriptions, program source code and support documentation.

In-depth/breadth tech expertise (breadth):Possesses depth of technical expertise, knowledge of technologies and design, development and implementation of technologies.

System and technology integration:Possesses knowledge of features and facilities for integration, and communication among applications, databases and technology platforms to bring together different components and form a fully functional solution to a business problem.

Domain expertise:Possesses technical knowledge of tools and trends within industry; Knows the latest on possible future policies, practices, trends and information affecting prospects or customer businesses and their internal organisation; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.

Innovative thinking:Shows ability to come up with new ideas and novel approaches to problems and establish solutions through different methods.

Problem solving:Defines a problem, generates solutions, and evaluates and identifies the best solution to overcome the problem.

Relationship building:Interacts well with others, quickly establishing rapport building positive relationships and networks.

Quality assurance:Ensures a product/service meets or exceeds specified standards and objectives to achieve desired level of quality.

Experience and Qualifications Required

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent.

6+ years of experience in modern programming languages, preferably Java and TypeScript working with a variety of technologies, including ReactJS, MongoDB, PostgreSQL.

Experience using Kubernetes, Docker, and Jenkins, for containerization and CI/CD is a plus.

Knowledge of scalable distributed systems with a deep understanding of object oriented design and design patterns.

Knowledge of designing APIs and microservices.

Experience working on web technologies.

Deep understanding of messaging systems.

Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with developers, testers, and business stakeholders.

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. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, 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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