Lead Software Engineer

About 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 extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities 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 pursue their 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.

Proud to share LSEG in Romania is Great Place to Work certified (Sept ’24 – Sept ’25). Learn more about life and purpose of our company directly from the Romanian colleagues’ video: Bucharest, Romania | Where We Work | LSEG

Role Description:

Workspace News team is on a mission to deliver the best News capabilities and experiences to LSEG Workspace users enabling our customers to access a vast universe of real-time and on-demand News content from the outstanding and industry top News organisations!

We are seeking a highly skilled and highly motivated Lead Software Engineer with focus on Node.js development to join LSEG Workspace team in Bucharest helping us share the future of News. You will work in an Agile team alongside front-end, back-end and quality engineers developing capabilities for the most used and business critical applications like News Monitor and Top News in our flagship customer workflows product, LSEG Workspace.

The ideal candidate will exhibit strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript, possess a deep understanding of cloud platforms, and have a proven track record of delivering scalable and efficient software solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Software Development:

• Design, develop, and maintain back-end systems using Node.js, ensuring scalability, security, and high performance

• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code

• Conduct code reviews and establish standard processes for software development

System Design and Architecture:

• Architect, deploy, and run applications on AWS and Azure platforms

• Optimise cloud infrastructure for cost-efficiency and performance

• Lead architectural decisions for back-end systems, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements

• Collaborate with Product, Design, DevOps engineers to build end-to-end solutions

• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and system issues

• Implement robust monitoring and alerting solutions

Project Management:

• Participate in sprint planning, task estimation, and roadmap development

• Ensure timely delivery of projects, meeting both technical and business objectives

Candidate Profile / Key Skills:

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of professional experience in software development

• Proficiency in Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript

• Strong expertise in cloud platforms, including AWS (e.g. ECS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB) and Azure (e.g. App Services, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB)

• Experience with containerisation tools like Docker

• In-depth knowledge of RESTful API design and micro-services architecture

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

• Excellent problem-