Principal Software Engineer – ADL Workbench

About the role

Join LSEG’s World‑Check Risk Intelligence team to lead the design and delivery of a large‑scale, cloud‑native platform on AWS. You will drive the adoption of AI‑assisted development tools to boost productivity and ensure high‑quality software delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Lead application design, development and testing of a scalable platform on AWS.
• Conduct technical design and code reviews, manage dependencies and promote knowledge sharing.
• Own critical project delivery with minimal supervision and enforce cloud‑native best practices.
• Act as a technical authority across multiple teams, guiding architecture decisions for long‑term scalability.
• Champion AI‑assisted tools (e.g., code generation, testing automation) and define safe usage standards.
• Implement observability, monitoring and feedback loops to improve reliability.
• Mentor senior and mid‑level engineers and collaborate with product, architecture and security teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in a lead or principal role.
• Proven hands‑on experience building scalable distributed systems in AWS production environments.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication and leadership abilities.

Required skills

• AWS cloud services.
• Micro‑services architecture, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Programming languages: Java, Python, JavaScript.
• CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Agile methodologies.
• AI‑assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot.