Senior Software Engineer - Market Data Platform

Bloomberg; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloomberg in London is seeking a software engineer for the Ticker Plant team in Engineering and CTO, focusing on real-time market data systems.

You will write production code in C++ and Python, design scalable systems, and collaborate across teams to ensure performance and reliability. The role emphasizes debugging, instrumentation, and operations support.

Candidates should have OO language experience (C/C++/Python/Java), Linux/Unix expertise, and a passion for robustness and fault-tolerance.

Qualifications

• Experience with an object-oriented programming language such as C, C++, Python, or Java.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, a similar field of study, or equivalent work experience.
• Prior contributions to system design and architecture, including scaling fault-tolerant distributed systems.
• An honest approach to problem-solving and the ability to collaborate with peers, partners, and management.
• In-depth knowledge of Linux/Unix
• Experience with blameless postmortems
• A passion for performance excellence, robustness, and an engineering mindset

Responsibilities

• Write production-quality code, including reading, debugging, and developing software.
• Build software that defines the environment in which component software runs.
• Create dashboards to analyse current load and latency and plan for anticipated changes.
• Build toolkits that enable software instrumentation.
• Develop self-service platform technology for routine operations and incident response.
• Integrate code with components across the entire system.
• Collaborate with component teams to assess workflows and design appropriate interfaces.
• Build applications that support workflows via self-service or automation.
• Ensure new features are supportable in production without increasing operational load.
• Advise component teams on existing solutions and fill gaps where needed.
• Assess the impact of proposed system changes before production.
• Investigate and resolve unexpected system behaviour and root-cause issues

Skills

C

C++

Python

Java

Linux/Unix

Blameless postmortems

Collaboration

Performance mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent

Tools

Java

Python

Linux

Unix

Backbone

Job description

Salary: £55,000 - 95,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience with an object-oriented programming language such as C, C++, Python, or Java
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, a similar field of study, or equivalent work experience
• Prior contributions to system design and architecture, including scaling fault-tolerant distributed systems
• An honest approach to problem-solving and the ability to collaborate with peers, partners, and management
• In-depth knowledge of Linux/Unix
• Experience with blameless postmortems
• A passion for performance excellence, robustness, and an engineering mindset

Responsibilities:

• Write production-quality code, including reading, debugging, and developing software
• Build software that defines the environment in which component software runs
• Create dashboards to analyse current load and latency and plan for anticipated changes
• Build toolkits that enable software instrumentation
• Develop self-service platform technology for routine operations and incident response
• Integrate code with components across the entire system
• Collaborate with component teams to assess workflows and design appropriate interfaces
• Build applications that support workflows via self-service or automation
• Ensure new features are supportable in production without increasing operational load
• Advise component teams on existing solutions and fill gaps where needed
• Assess the impact of proposed system changes before production
• Investigate and resolve unexpected system behaviour and root-cause issues

Technologies:

• CTO
• Support
• Java
• Linux
• Python
• Unix
• Backbone

More:

We are the Ticker Plant team within Engineering and CTO in London, building one of the worlds most sophisticated real-time market data systems and serving as the source of truth for global financial markets. Our SRE team sits at the intersection of systems engineering and financial technology, focusing on correctness, performance, and availability across a massively distributed, large-scale platform. This is a development role where we primarily use C++ and Python, and we value candidates who can demonstrate the skills needed to contribute from day one. We also encourage applications from all candidates who can show the ability required for the role, regardless of years of experience. Bloombergs culture, values, and people are highlighted through our podcast series.

last updated 36 week of 2026