Lead C++ Observability Engineer

LSEG - St Louis, MO

Hiring: Lead C++ Observability Engineer Company: LSEG Location: St Louis, MO Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:44:31 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : C++, GitOps, Kubernetes About the job Required Skills: •Lead the implementation of the Real-Time Unified Observability roadmap for Real‑Time Collections and Contributions. Laser-focused on ensuring customer experience is measurable, visible, and continuously improved. •Hands on C++ Development in a low-latency environment •Work hands‑on with Collections squads to embed "Observability as a Practice" throughout the software development lifecycle. Support and encourage engineers to observe their software throughout Dev, Test, PPE and Prod. •Guide teams in building customer‑centric SLIs and insight dashboards that reflect timeliness, completeness, accuracy, and stability of market data. •Establish repeatable GitOps/API‑driven workflows for observability assets within build pipelines, ensuring consistent deployment and versioning. •Influence platform architecture and reliability decisions across Collections, ensuring observability considerations are baked into design early. Qualifications: •Base technical proficiency in C++ in order to engage with full-time developers. •Deep experience with observability engineering such as distributed tracing, and real‑time metrics pipelines. •Excellent leadership skills: able to coach teams, influence engineering culture, and drive cross‑team alignment. •Strong analytical mindset for diagnosing complex distributed‑system behaviours and customer impact. •Effective communicator with the ability to simplify system performance concepts for broader stakeholders. •Strong background in SLI/SLO design, especially for latency‑sensitive or market data systems •Demonstrated capacity to design and deliver end‑to‑end telemetry solutions across multiple teams and services •Skilled in cloud‑native, containerized, and Kubernetes environments •Proficiency with API- and GitOps-based workflows, config‑as‑code, and automated telemetry promotion. •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. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!