Principal Platform Engineer

About Us

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs.

It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference.

Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder – which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior Data Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and managing our data infrastructure and analytics solutions to enable data-driven decision-making across the organization. You will work on complex datasets and collaborate with cross-functional teams to unlock insights and deliver actionable intelligence.

• Design, develop, and optimize big data pipelines, architectures, and data integration workflows.
• Build scalable and efficient data storage solutions, such as data lakes, warehouses, or cloud-based systems.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver solutions.
• Develop and maintain ETL processes for ingesting, transforming, and loading data from diverse sources.
• Conduct advanced data analysis, modelling, and visualization to identify patterns and insights.
• Ensure data quality, reliability, and security across systems.
• Work with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Hive, Hadoop) to process and analyse large datasets.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies in big data, analytics, and cloud platforms.

• 10+ years of meaningful experience in big data and analytics.
• Bachelor’s / master’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science engineering, or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, or Scala.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks, SQL, and data modelling.
• Proficiency with big data tools (e.g., Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Presto, etc.) and cloud services (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with data visualization tools and business intelligence (e.g., Power BI).
• Solid grasp of ETL workflows within databases / warehouses such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server etc.
• Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills.

• Experi…