Associate Tech Lead
About the role
The Associate Tech Lead will join a forward-thinking engineering team at LSEG, focusing on building AI-native software solutions that transform technology delivery. The role involves designing, developing, and scaling intelligent applications using Agentic AI, large language models, orchestration frameworks, and modern cloud platforms. The Associate Tech Lead will collaborate with engineering, platform, and product teams to create innovative solutions, promote engineering best practices, and ensure security and responsible AI principles are upheld. This position is ideal for an experienced Senior Software Engineer seeking progression into a technical leadership role while remaining hands-on with software engineering and solution delivery.
Must have
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience building and delivering enterprise software solutions.
- At least 1 year of hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying agentic AI or AI-native solutions.
- Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- Experience working with large language models (LLMs), AI frameworks, agent orchestration platforms, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native development.
- Experience with modern development practices including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and DevOps.
- Ability to influence technical decisions and collaborate effectively across multiple teams.
- Passion for mentoring engineers and driving engineering excellence.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and customer engagement skills.
Nice to have
- Experience building production-grade AI agents or multi-agent systems.
- Experience with Azure AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, RAGFlow or similar AI development frameworks.
- Experience implementing AI governance, responsible AI, and security controls in enterprise environments.
- Knowledge of platform engineering, developer experience, and engineering productivity solutions.
- Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams without direct people management responsibility.
Technologies
- Agentic AI
- Anthropic
- Azure
- CI/CD
- Cloud Native
- C#
- DevOps
- Java
- JavaScript
- LangChain
- LLM
- Observability
- OpenAI
- Python
- RAG
- Responsible AI
- Test Automation
- TypeScript
Highlights
Flexible working arrangements and support for professional development are offered. The company values diversity and is an equal opportunities employer. The role provides exposure to modern AI technologies and a clear pathway into technical leadership. LSEG offers tailored benefits including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives.
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