Job Description

Engineering Manager - Custom Solutions & Alternatives (Bangalore | Hybrid)
FTSE Russell | LSEG Technology
Are you passionate about building high-performance systems that power global financial markets? Do you thrive in a modern, collaborative, cloud-native engineering environment?
Job Summary:
FTSE Russell, a leader in global indexing and analytics, is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineering Manager to lead a dynamic team of software engineers and build robust, scalable applications that support trillions in assets. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of software development, financial and capital markets, a strong track record of team leadership, and the ability to drive complex projects to successful completion.
As the Software Engineering Manager, you will manage and mentor developers, oversee engineering and automation projects, and ensure solutions meet technical and business requirements.
You will be responsible for overseeing the software development lifecycle, ensuring the team is delivering high-quality software on time, and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
As an hands-on Engineer, you'll build with purpose -- solving real-world problems with measurable impact.Design, build, and scale custom platform used by global financial institutions. Develop clean, efficient, and secure backend code in C++ (real-time) and C#/.NET (service layer) that can be migrated to cloud-native architectures. Create intuitive, responsive UIs using Angular and modern JavaScript frameworks. Implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and automated CI/CD pipelines for rapid delivery. Work with big data systems and databases like SQL Server, Sybase, and PostgreSQL. Contribute to code reviews, mentor peers, and help shape a world-class engineering culture. Partner with global teams to define new solutions across cloud, data, and analytics. Analyze production problems & provide troubleshooting & support. Work with upstream and downstream development teams to implement functionality. Work with QA teams to design test cases and to implement automated test drivers. Promote a culture of teamwork, high performance and quality via code reviews, ensuring standards and best practices are followed via agile methodologies. Communicate with clarity, precision, and influence, presenting complex information in a clear and concise format that is appropriate for the audience Drive a culture of engineering excellence through mentorship, peer reviews, and promoting standard methodologies in software design and development Helps in recruitment/setting up of teams through interviewing and identifying different skill sets required to deliver the project successfully

Tech Stack You'll Work OnBackend: C++, C#/.NET, SQL, RESTful APIs, microservices Cloud: AWS (EC2, Lambda, Glue, EKS, SQS, SNS) Databases: SQL Server, Sybase, PostgreSQL Testing: MSTest, BDD tools (Cucumber, Mocha) CI/CD: Gitlab, Jenkins, Terraform

Experience we value:Financial and Capital markets Index and Benchmarking experience Solid experience building an enterprise-quality applications or migrating monolithic legacy applications to cloud-native services. Exposure to AWS services Solid stakeholder management

We highly regard a strong willingness to learn or, preferably, substantial experience in index or portfolio construction. We believe that the value of our engineers is derived from the robust combination of their technical and functional skills.
Personal traits you should have:Excellent attention to detail and an ability to think laterally to solve business problems. Ability to hit the ground running, learn quickly and work against tight deadlines. Creative, results driven, self-motivated, and solutions oriented. Demonstrates a can-do attitude, exhibits self-confidence and has excellent interpersonal and time management skills Experience in working with and influencing key decision makers Able to establish credibility quickly. Excellent stakeholder management skills.

How We Work: Engineering at FTSE Russell
Our engineers operate with a clear "why" -- staying aligned to strategic outcomes while putting the customer at the center of every decision. You'll thrive here if you: Build with Purpose: You understand the whybehind every line of code and optimize for meaningful outcomes. Customer Driven: You translate complex requirements into elegant solutions that delight users. Technically Courageous: You step out of your comfort zone, challenge the status quo, and innovate with confidence. Learn and be curious: You seek feedback, explore new technologies, and stay curious. Grow and Uplift Others: You coach, mentor, and celebrate team wins. Act as Owners: You act like an owner, making thoughtful trade-offs and delivering long-term value. Lead with data: You trust the numbers, validate assumptions, and learn from failures. Dive Deep: You stay close to the details and act decisively when something's off. Build responsibly, deliver incrementally: You embrace agile principles, delivering incrementally and improving through feedback. Collaborate to achieve: You believe the best solutions come from diverse, cross-functional teamwork.

Why Join Us?
We value your interest in applying technology in the financial industry. While we hire you for your technical skills, we also aim to enhance your knowledge of capital markets and indexes. We want you to become experts both technically and functionally.
You will also join:
Global Brand, Local Impact: Contribute to FTSE Russell's global index systems from Bangalore.
Engineering First Culture: Work in an agile, collaborative, tech-driven environment.
Cutting-Edge Projects: Engage with modern architectures and tools on mission-critical systems.
Career Growth: Benefit from global mentorship, upskilling programs, and internal mobility.
Flexibility: Enjoy a hybrid work model with good work-life balance.
Location: Bangalore (Hybrid)
Join us and be part of the team building the future of global indexing technology.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.
Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
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