Principal Software Engineer - Hybrid -Datafeed Server

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

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Principal Software Engineer - Hybrid - Datafeed Server, London

Client:

FactSet

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

3

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

Job Description:

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 languages such as Java, .NET Core / C#, Go, Python.

Education:

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