Senior Software Engineer (Java, Node.js)

About Us:

LSEG is one of the world’s leading providers of financial markets infrastructure and delivers financial data, analytics, news and index products to more than 40,000 customers in over 170 countries!

Backed by more than three centuries of experience, innovative technologies and a team of 25,000 people in over 60 countries, we are driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling you to grow sustainably.

Role Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with focus on back-end development to join Page Express team in India.

You will work in an Agile team alongside front-end, back-end and quality engineers developing capabilities for the business critical applications in our flagship customer workflows product, LSEG Workspace.

The ideal candidate will exhibit strong proficiency in Java and Node.js, possess a deep understanding of cloud platforms, and have a proven track record of delivering scalable and efficient software solutions.

Page Express (PX) is a Content Management System with low-code/no-code capabilities. PX is easy to use and intuitive, yes powerful, enabling business and product team members to build content-based applications and publish them to our customers within minutes!

It provides access to a wide range of data sources, rich data visualisation components and navigation features, enabling the application creators to select the layout/structure of the application, set of reusable components and content items, and define the navigation and integration options, seamlessly integrating the app with LSEG Workspace eco-system.

The team is responsible for the full stack: from an HTML client to its REST web services and databases.

Key Responsibilities:

Software Development:

• Design, develop, and maintain back-end systems using Java and Node.js, ensuring scalability, security, and high performance
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Conduct code reviews and establish standard processes for software development
  
  

System Design and Architecture:

• Architect, deploy, and run applications on AWS and Azure platforms
• Optimise cloud infrastructure for cost-efficiency and performance
• Participate in architectural decisions for back-end systems, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements
• Collaborate with Product, Design, DevOps engineers to build end-to-end solutions
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and system issues
• Implement robust monitoring and alerting solutions
  
  

Project Management:

• Participate in sprint planning, task estimation, and roadmap development
• Ensure timely delivery of projects, meeting both technical and business objectives
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development
• Proficiency in Java, Node.js
• Experience in Basic Linux
• Knowledge and experience with Document Databases (MongoDB) and Relational Databases (Postgres)
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms, including AWS (e.g. ECS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB) and Azure (e.g. App Services, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB)
• Experience with containerisation tools like Docker
• In-depth knowledge of RESTful API design and micro-services architecture
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Excellent problem-solving skills, multitasking skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment
  
  

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in Java Vert.X is a plus
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards
• Exposure to serverless architecture and event-driven systems
  
  

Personal Qualities:

• Enjoys the challenge of solving problems with strong analytical and solving skills
• Ability to self motivation on learning and skilled at drives themselves through to completion and empower others
• Good interpersonal skills, work remotely with other team members and others development teams
• Ability to collaborate optimally across geography boundaries, time-zones, cultural differences, etc
• Demonstrate multitasking skills in fast-paced environment
• Innovative and looking to industry standards and trends
  
  

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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