FX Technology - EMEA Engineering Lead

Job Description

FX Technology - EMEA Engineering LeadABOUT 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 extensiveexperience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. Its how weve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth ofcommunities 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 pursuetheir 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. LSEGs 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 diversityand 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 rewardingexperience 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 organisationspanning 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: Reporting to the Head of FX Technology, this is a senior leadership position based in London. The successful candidate will define and implement the software development strategy for a set of FX Technology products and applies business requirements and knowledgeof software development lifecycle to guide the development of complex software products or customer solutions. WHAT YOULL BE DOING:

• Lead the EMEA based engineering teams, providing significant expertise in high-quality software design, architecture, product domain, process automation, software validation and verification testing
• Creates efficient software development processes
• Implements processes to produce code of the highest quality
• Designs, develops and delivers software solutions that align with architecture, operational and risk processes
• Works closely with the Architecture, Product and Sales teams to deliver products, services, enhancements and solutions to meet customer needs and align with the goals of the business line
• Creates highly effective and productive collaboration with other technical experts
• Acts as the go-to person for technical leadership across the organisation
• Ensures quality is built into everything we deliver as an organisation. Leadership responsibilities Lead Agile POD or small groups of developers
• Able to communicate complex issues to senior decision makers, focusing on relevant details and considerations.

Key KPIs:

• Team velocity
• Sprint Burndown
• Cycle Time
• Cumulative Flow
• Code metrics
• Test metrics
• Operational/Defect metrics
• Technical / job functional knowledge

WHAT YOULL BRING:Essential Experience:

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Proven experience in Java, with at least 15 years of solid development experience preferably focusing on trading systems design and development with an exchange, multi-dealer platform or a top tier bank.
• Leading and coordinating team activities, fostering an inclusive and open culture within the team.
• Strong proficiency in modern Java and JVM technology.
• Experience in FX industry & regulated environments
• Solid grasp of multi-threading, low-latency, and concurrency concepts
• Have a good understanding of AWS or Azure cloud environment with deep understanding of choices one confronts in deployment including the network load balancing, DNS based multi-region routing/HA, proxies, cold and hot storage etc.
• In-depth understanding of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Some knowledge of cloud orchestration tools like Terraform and Helm. Good understanding of cloud native architectures.
• Confident with Linux, including shell scripting. Multi-threading & concurrency
• Experience in Agile development methodologies
• Proficient at delivering quality software
• Atlassian Jira and Confluence
• CICD tooling such as Git/Gitlab/Bamboo/BitBucket/Sonarqube
• Application Security Tools such as Veracode/Coverity/Blackduck
• Continuously adopt a pragmatic, flexible and responsive approach
• Hands on experience of automation

Preferred Experience:

• Excellent understanding of FIX protocol
• REST
• Experience of Business and Technical Analysis, Quality Assurance, Delivery Management, and / or Emerging Technology and Governance Business and sector expertise
• Experience in broader financial markets preferred
• Leadership and management experience
• Experience in technical thought leadership

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.