Lead Software Engineer, Real Time Index Engineering(Java)

About the role

FTSE Russell is a leading global provider of financial services, specialising in the creation and management of indexes, data, and analytic solutions. As part of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), we support investors worldwide in making informed decisions across asset classes, investment strategies, and market segments. Our products are trusted by institutional and retail investors, asset managers, and pension funds to benchmark performance, build investment portfolios, and manage risk. Job Summary We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the team building the Real Time Framework (RTF), our low-latency, cloud-native platform for calculating, managing and distributing FTSE Russell's real-time indices at global scale, spanning Equity, Fixed Income and Multi-Asset coverage. Reliability, security, and data quality are non-negotiable as we modernise the platform that underpins our entire real-time franchise. The ideal candidate is a self-sufficient, technically excellent engineer who can lead through architectural clarity, thorough code review, and hands-on delivery. You combine strong expertise in low-latency, event-driven system design, data modelling, and debugging with genuine passion for how AI tooling is redefining software engineering. This is an individual contributor role where you will lead through the quality of your thinking and your engineering standard

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About LSEG

British multinational stock exchange and financial information company located in City of London, United Kingdom

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