Lead Engineer, AI Platforms

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.OUR PEOPLE:

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.

ROLE PROFILE:

Take ownership of building the core engineering capabilities that will enable LSEG to deliver secure, scalable, and AI enabled digital products. Enabled digital products.

-enabled digital products.

ROLE

SUMMARY:

The Lead Engineer will drive the development of backend and frontend systems while establishing and enforcing engineering best practices that ensure high quality delivery. The role combines hands on engineering with technical leadership, guiding teams through architecture design, solution implementation, and continuous improvement of development workflows. Success requires strong full stack expertise, excellent technical judgement, and the ability to embed AI capabilities into production systems.

-quality delivery. The role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, guiding teams through architecture design, solution implementation, and continuous improvement of development workflows. Success requires strong full-stack expertise, excellent technical judgement, and the ability to embed AI capabilities into production systems.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

Lead development of secure, scalable backend and frontend systems.

Define architectural direction, coding standards, and development best practices.

Plan and deliver features collaboratively with product, design, and cross-functional teams.

Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and guide technical decision-making.

Improve deployment, monitoring, and operational processes.

Lead integration of AI capabilities, including model deployment and performance monitoring.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:5+ years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership.

Expertise in Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and MongoDB.

Experience with ReactJS, JavaScript, and Type Script.

Strong understanding of secure coding (e.g., OWASP principles).Strong experience with CI/CD, Git workflows, automated testing.

Experience leading AI feature development or…