Senior Software Engineer (.NET)
LSEG · India · 2mo ago
Position Overview
The Senior Software Engineer (.NET) is a technical leader responsible for designing, building, and optimizing modern, cloud‑ready applications using the latest Microsoft .NET technologies. This role focuses on scalable architectures, high‑quality code, DevOps‑driven delivery, and best‑in‑class engineering practices. The Senior Engineer collaborates closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and Delivery teams to deliver robust solutions, influence architectural direction, mentor engineers, and champion continuous improvement across the full development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Modern Application Architecture & Development
Architect, develop, and maintain applications using .NET 6+, C#, ASP.NET Core, and modern frameworks.
Build and enhance RESTful APIs, microservices, messaging components, and background workers.
Lead modernization efforts by refactoring or migrating legacy VB.NET and older .NET Framework applications to modern .NET.
Apply engineering best practices including SOLID principles, domain‑driven design (DDD), dependency injection, asynchronous programming, and clean architecture patterns.
Write secure, testable, performant code and drive engineering excellence across the team.
Technical Leadership
Lead complex development initiatives with autonomy and technical ownership.
Guide the team on system architecture, code quality, performance optimization, and maintainability.
Conduct in‑depth code reviews and mentor developers to elevate technical capabilities.
Anticipate technical risks and provide mitigation strategies during planning and design phases.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
Partner with Product Managers to clarify requirements, roadmap impacts, and technical feasibility.
Collaborate with QA to enhance automated testing, shift‑left quality practices, and overall reliability.
Work with DevOps to optimize CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud readiness.
Support Delivery Management by identifying risks, dependencies, and technical constraints early.
Database & Integration Engineering
Design, implement, and optimize relational database structures using SQL Server, with a strong focus on stored procedures, views, indexing strategies, and query performance.
Develop high‑performance T‑SQL code, including complex stored procedures, functions, triggers, and optimized queries for large datasets.
Perform database performance tuning, index analysis, query plan evaluation, and workload optimization to ensure scalability and reliability.
Integrate applications with internal and external systems using REST APIs, event streams, message queues, file‑based exchanges, or service bus technologies.
Collaborate with DBAs and architects on capacity planning, schema design, data governance, and best practices for secure data access.
Performance, Observability & Security
Perform performance profiling, memory optimization, and load testing.
Implement secure coding practices aligned with OWASP guidance and least‑privilege standards.
Build resilient, observable systems with structured logging (Serilog/ELK), metrics, distributed tracing, and robust error handling.
Mentorship & Continuous Improvement
Mentor junior and intermediate developers through pairing, coaching, and knowledge-sharing.
Influence and contribute to internal frameworks, shared libraries, and engineering standards.
Advocate for continuous improvement in development flow, automation, tooling, and DevOps maturity.
Help foster a learning culture through documentation, workshops, and code craftsmanship.
Skills & Qualifications
Required
5+ years of professional experience developing applications with the modern .NET ecosystem.
Strong expertise in C# and hands‑on experience with modern .NET (6+), ASP.NET Core, Web API, LINQ, and object-oriented design.
Experience maintaining or migrating legacy VB.NET or .NET Framework applications.
Hands-on experience building and consuming REST APIs and working in microservices, modular, or distributed architectures.
Strong SQL Server knowledge, including data modeling, query optimization, and performance tuning.
Proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions), and automated deployment workflows.
Experience working in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) environments.
Preferred
Experience with cloud platforms, ideally Microsoft Azure (App Services, Azure Functions, Key Vault, Storage, Service Bus, etc.).
Experience with Docker, containers, and Kubernetes/AKS.
Knowledge of DDD, event-driven architecture, messaging patterns (e.g., Service Bus, Kafka).
Exposure to front-end frameworks (React, Angular, Blazor) is an asset.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent practical experience.
We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career!
We enhance each employee’s potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal.
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.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
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Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
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