Senior Software Developer

Overview

We are seeking an intellectually curious and hands on Senior Development lead to join our Software Engineering team of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) in our Bengaluru office. FTSE-Russell Index is part of LSEG and the team is responsible for calculations and distribution of Indexes to end clients. The individual will be working on innovative technologies with a team of developers to implement solutions which support the strategic growth of the Index business, it requires requirement gathering from Index Research, implementation of various Index calculation methodologies.

If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be.

Key Responsibilities:

Software Design & Maintenance: Design, develop, and maintain Java and Python based applications and services using microservices architecture and cloud native deployments. The applications are primarily financial data analytics applications which require some level of ability in financial mathematics and problem solving.

Strategic Teamwork: Collaborate with Product Managers, UX team, and Software Engineers around the globe to deliver outstanding products.

Software Development Lifecycle: Engage actively from requirements gathering and design to the final stages of testing and deployment, ensuring products meet the highest standards.

Testing & Security: Establish and maintain automated tests, guaranteeing applications are robust, scalable, and secure. Proactively tackle production issues, deduce root causes, and implement timely fixes or workarounds.

Product Delivery: Lead individual project priorities and target commitments.

Quality Assurance: Perform code reviews to ensure application meets or exceeds specified standards and objectives to achieve desired level of quality.

Tech Expertise: Demonstrates depth of knowledge and expertise in software design and development to act as the SME in working domain, leading developers on a day-to-day basis.

Qualifications

Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or Electronics / Electrical Engineering

10+ years of experience in Core Backend Software Development.

Required Skills

• Experience in technical thought leadership, System/Solutions Design
• Excellent Algorithm and Problem-Solving skills using Java.
• Some experience of Business and Technical Analysis, Quality Assurance, Planning and Delivery Management
• Ability to convert business use cases and problems into technical solutions.
• Ability to learn quickly, creative, results driven, self-motivated, and solutions oriented.
• Demonstrates a can-do demeanour, leads change, thinks strategically.
• Experience in CI/CD tools & automation e.g., Jenkins/GitLab/similar Devops tooling.
• Experience working on Performance Optimizations, JVM Profiling.
• Extensive hands-on experience in:
• Core Java, good understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms
• Relational DB for e.g. (Oracle /SQL server /Postgres SQL)
• DevSecOps practices (CI/CD)
• Docker, Kubernetes
• Microservices and REST APIs
• Cloud deployment (preferably AWS)
  

Advantageous Skills

• Experience in financial services with an understanding of financial market data would be advantageous
• Experience working with Highly Distributed & Data Intensive system
• Familiarity with technologies such as:
• Python and proficiency with its libraries and frameworks
• Spring Boot
• Redis Elasticache
• Apache Kafka / SQS / SNS
• BDD Testing framework such as Cucumber/Jbehave/Karate
  

Proud to share LSEG in the India is Great Place to Work certified (Jun ’25 – Jun ’26).

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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.

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