Lead Software Engineer (C++)
London Stock Exchange Group1 year ago
Bangkok, ThailandStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and implement C++ software modules for low-latency, high-throughput real-time systems.
- Develop build scripts, unit tests, integration tests, performance tests, software packaging, and configuration management.
- Participate in code and design reviews and contribute to technical specifications, product documentation, and unit test plans.
- Assist with field problem resolution and partner with QA and project collaborators to deliver and maintain products.
- Mentor junior-to-mid-level engineers and help establish the Bangkok team’s culture and system-level programming community.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of professional software development experience.
- Experience developing multithreaded C++ applications and understanding the performance implications of libraries such as C++ STL.
- Strong experience developing application or backend software on Linux, including Linux command-line tools.
- Experience with Makefile and CMake build systems.
- Experience with a real-time C++ project involving multithreaded business applications, embedded systems or IoT, games, or low-latency/high-throughput network applications.
- Good understanding of operating system concepts such as memory management and caching.
- Hands-on experience with network programming using sockets, TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, and platform socket APIs.
- Strong English writing and verbal communication skills and ability to work partially in US hours.
- Experience developing on Windows is desirable.
- Experience with Rust, Go, C#, Python, or another system-programming language is desirable.
- Experience working with legacy C++98 code and modernizing it toward C++11 or later is desirable.
- Experience using Linux POSIX APIs, including threading, file systems, I/O multiplexing, and signal processing, is desirable.
- Exposure to financial market data, investment, or trading is desirable.
Benefits
- Healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives.
- Collaborative and creative culture with opportunities to contribute ideas, fundraising, and volunteering through the LSEG Foundation.
- The role is based in Bangkok and requires partial availability during US hours.
- Opportunity to join a new team as a founding member in a long-term, multi-year team-building effort.
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.