Principal Software Engineer - Hybrid -Datafeed Server

FactSet; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their innovative Datafeed Engineering Team. This role focuses on developing and maintaining servers that deliver real-time market data across various platforms. You'll work with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless integration for users while collaborating with talented peers. If you're passionate about software engineering and want to make a significant impact in the financial data space, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a dynamic team dedicated to creating flexible solutions that empower investment professionals globally.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience required.
• 5+ years in C/C++ development within Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy software and services for end users.
• Design user-friendly APIs for streaming real-time market data.

Skills

C/C++

Linux

Network Programming

API Development

ZeroMQ

AWS

Azure

Java

.NET Core / C# / COM

Golang

Python

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Job description

Principal Software Engineer - Hybrid - Datafeed Server

Apply locations London, GBR time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R26089

Datafeed Server Software Engineer

FactSet is seeking a talented software engineer with strong C/C++ skills to join the Datafeed Engineering Team. This team is responsible for the development and maintenance of servers that deliver streaming real-time market data, and multiple SDKs that target several different programming languages, on both the Windows and Linux platforms. Our software allows internal and external engineers to programmatically access real-time market data content across a wide variety of platforms and languages. With just a few lines of code, users can easily integrate FactSet’s wide range of streaming market-data into their applications.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and deploy software and services to end users.
• Design and implement user-friendly APIs that deliver streaming real-time market data.
• Participate in and contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and brainstorming sessions.
• Communicate and collaborate with product developers, QA, API users, and other stakeholders.
• Respond to bug reports and feature requests.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.

Minimum Requirements:

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience

Critical Skills:

• 5+ years of experience developing software in C or C++ in a Linux environment.
• Fundamental understanding of network programming.
• Ability to communicate effectively with peers within FactSet and with external users.
• Track record of success developing and shipping software on time.

Additional / Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with ZeroMQ.
• Experience writing software for Windows.
• Experience developing software intended to run in a public cloud environment such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience developing APIs.
• Understanding of real-time market data and the requirements for processing large amounts of input with low latency.
• Ability to work in groups and independently.
• Experience developing software in any of the following languages:
• Java
• .NET Core / C# / COM
• Golang
• Python

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent.

About Us

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for tens of thousands of investment professionals around the world, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions. Join a team of highly motivated, talented individuals who are empowered to find answers through creative technology.