Senior Python Engineer – Engineered Index & Rates
London Stock Exchange Group1 day ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain platforms and tools supporting custom, thematic, and bespoke FICC index and benchmark solutions, particularly engineered products and rates.
- Design and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable software solutions using modern engineering practices.
- Collaborate with product, research, and index teams to convert business requirements into technical solutions.
- Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex production, data, and application issues using structured root-cause analysis.
- Drive platform modernization, cloud adoption, and improvements to development and deployment processes.
- Improve software quality, automation, and operational efficiency through testing, code reviews, and CI/CD practices.
- Own projects across the full development lifecycle, from solution design and implementation through production support.
Requirements
- Typically 7+ years of significant hands-on software development experience, preferably in financial services or data-intensive environments.
- Strong Python development skills and hands-on programming experience in Linux-based environments.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, testing, code quality, and performance optimization.
- Ability to independently investigate and solve complex technical problems and support production systems in business-critical environments.
- Experience with source control and CI/CD tools such as Git and GitLab.
- Strong SQL and data processing experience.
- Ability to learn new technologies, business domains, and data models quickly and drive work independently.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
- Desirable qualifications include experience with financial services, market data, index management, quantitative research, or investment management.
- Desirable qualifications include cloud-native architecture, scalable data platforms, analytics tools, workflow automation, real-time or near-real-time systems, event-driven architectures, low-latency data processing, Perl, Shell scripting, Java, C/C++, and quantitative analytics or financial instruments.
Benefits
- Healthcare benefits, retirement planning, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives.
- Equal-opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation for religious practices, mental health needs, and disabilities.
- Collaborative and creative culture with opportunities for professional growth and continuous improvement.
About London Stock Exchange Group
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) provides market infrastructure, financial data, and analytics to banks, asset managers, and corporations. Its businesses span capital markets (London Stock Exchange), post-trade clearing (LCH), and information services including FTSE Russell indices and the Refinitiv data platform, funded by transaction fees, subscriptions, and licensing. Headquartered in London and publicly listed on the LSE, the group serves global customers seeking trading, clearing, benchmarks, and enterprise data solutions.