Real-Time Software Engineer, News Engineering

About the role

LSEG's News Engineering group is looking for a Software Engineer to help evolve its real-time news collection and distribution platform. The role suits mid-level engineers who want to work as individual contributors and grow their expertise in real-time systems, C++ and cloud-native development. It is based in the Senior Associate career stage.

Key responsibilities

• Write clean, efficient C++ and Python code for on-premise and cloud-hosted environments.
• Work with structured data formats such as XML, JSON, HTML and XSLT, and learn how they power news industry standards.
• Collaborate in a Scrum team to craft solutions and deliver new features.
• Own your code by writing automated tests, taking part in code reviews and supporting production systems.
• Help automate deployment, upgrades and maintenance with modern DevOps tools and practices (CI/CD, containerization, telemetry, instrumentation).
• Occasionally provide on-call support for critical systems.

Required profile

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

Required skills

• Familiarity with unit testing, especially with Google Test.
• Bonus: hands-on experience with Python, Google Test, GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes or Terraform.
• Bonus: knowledge of NewsML-G2 or similar standards and experience implementing a standard format at speed.

What we offer

• Impact: helping deliver critical news to millions in real time.
• Growth: learning from expert engineers across cloud, data and resilient systems.
• Culture: a globally distributed team that values curiosity, ownership and teamwork.
• Flexibility: hybrid work options and a balanced work-life environment.