Real-Time Software Engineer, News Engineering

About the Role

This role is ideal for mid-level engineers who thrive as individual contributors and want to grow their expertise in real-time systems, C++, and cloud-native development. As a software engineer in the News team at LSEG, you will:

• Write clean, efficient C++ and Python code for both on-prem and cloud-hosted environments.
• Work with structured data formats like XML, JSON, HTML, and XSLT — and learn how they power News industry standards.
• Collaborate in a scrum team crafting solutions and delivering new features.
• Be responsible for your code by writing automated tests, participating in code reviews, and supporting production systems.
• Help automate deployment, upgrades, and maintenance using modern DevOps tools and practices (CI/CD, containerization, telemetry, instrumentation).
• Occasionally provide on-call support for critical systems (we keep it reasonable).

Requirements

• Solid experience with C/C++ on Linux and real-time systems.
• Practical experience in using IP-based protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, HTTPS, etc.).
• Familiarity with unit testing, especially using Google Test.
• Understanding of network protocols and distributed systems.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and container orchestration.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and communicate clearly.

Bonus Skills

• Hands-on experience with Python, Google Test framework, GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes, or Terraform.
• Knowledge of NewsMLG2 or similar standards and experience implementing a standard format at speed.

Benefits

• Impact: Your work helps deliver critical news to millions in real time.
• Growth: Learn from expert engineers and expand your skills across cloud, data, and resilient systems.
• Culture: We value curiosity, ownership, and teamwork. You’ll work in a globally distributed team that supports each other.
• Flexibility: Hybrid work options and a balanced work-life environment.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives.