Lead Software Engineer - FX

Location: New York

Join Our Global Development Team and Build Technology That Powers the World’s Leading Banks!
** About the Project
** It offers flexible execution management and venue choice, delivering market prices in milliseconds. Our Java-based software runs on hundreds of servers across data centers in the U.S., Europe, and Asia—providing real-time, low-latency access to global liquidity.
** Your Impact
** You’ll be part of a team that provides end-to-end support for the Aggregator application—from build and development to maintenance and production solving. While we follow Agile practices, we stay ready to respond quickly to urgent production issues when needed.
** Responsibilities - What You’ll Do
** Lead technical design and development of new functionality for the FX trading platform.  Collaborate with product managers and team members to analyze requirements, estimate effort, and plan work.  Design, develop, and document scalable solutions.  Enhance existing applications and components.  Conduct code reviews and mentor peers.  Support Dev Ops with automation tools for upgrades, patching, and maintenance.  Partner with QA on automated testing strategies.  

Provide third-level production support, including occasional on-call duties.  Drive learning and development plans for individuals and teams.  Lead design work for Epics and break them down into actionable stories.  Adapt patterns to create resilient, high-performance solutions.
** Requirements - What We’re Looking For
** Shown experience in software development with recent Java versions.  Expertise in multi-threading, multi-tier, event-driven, and microservice architectures.  

Experience with Linux, SQL and Networking.  Solid understanding of high-performance programming and optimization techniques (e.g., GC tuning).  

Experience with message-driven systems (Kafka, Tibco, Solace).  Deep understanding of distributed systems resilience (failover, redundancy, recovery).  Hands-on experience with real-time, low-latency systems.  Familiarity with middleware (Kafka, Tibco, Rabbit

MQ).  Cloud infrastructure and containerization experience (Kubernetes, Azure preferred).  Agile leadership experience.  Strong analytical, problem-solving, and OOAD skills.  Excellent communication and teamwork skills.  Ability to work independently at a senior technical level.
** Bonus Points For
** Experience building trading platforms.  Implementing automated testing solutions.  Building CI/CD pipelines.

You’ll work on technology that moves global markets, alongside a diverse and dedicated team. We value innovation, teamwork, and continuous learning. If you’re passionate about high-performance systems and want to make an impact on a global scale, we’d love to hear from you.
** Career Stage:
** Manager
* * Compensation/Benefits Information:
** LSEG is committed to offering competitive Compensation and Benefits. The anticipated base salary for this position is $125,900 - $209,900.Please be aware base salary ranges may vary by geographic location, city and state. In addition to our offered base salary, this role is eligible for our Annual Incentive Plan (AIP/”bonus plan”). Target AIP rates will be commensurate with role level and posted career stage.

Individual salary will be reflective of job related knowledge, skills and equivalent experience. LSEG roles (excluding internships and part-time roles of less than 20 hours per week) are typically eligible for inclusion in our LSEG Benefits program, which includes offerings of:
Annual Wellness Allowance, Paid time-off, Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending & Health Savings Options, Prescription Drug plan, 401(K) Savings Plan and Company match. LSEG’s Benefits plan also includes basic life insurance, disability benefits, emergency backup dependent care, adoption assistance commuter assistance etc.
** London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:
** Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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