Senior Software Engineer - Connectivity Gateway

Bloomberg L.P.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits plan

401(k) match

Wellness programs

Job summary

Bloomberg L.P. in New York is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Connectivity Gateway team. This role involves designing and building a high-performance proxy platform to handle client connectivity and orchestration workflows.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of experience in software engineering, preferably in distributed systems or performance-critical infrastructure, and will be responsible for ensuring the scalability and reliability of the platform.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering experience in distributed systems, networking, or performance-critical infrastructure.
• Experience with various backend or systems programming languages.
• Strong communication and independent working skills.

Responsibilities

• Build high-quality software for the proxy platform with a focus on reliability.
• Take ownership of projects from design to rollout.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive initiatives.

Skills

Distributed systems

Networking

Performance-critical infrastructure

Strong debugging skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics

Tools

C

C++

Go

Java

Python

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Connectivity Gateway

Location: New York

Business Area: Engineering and CTO

Ref #: 10051624

Description & Requirements

AI may be the brain — but connectivity is still the nervous system. No matter how intelligent systems become, they can’t do much if they can’t communicate. Come help build the gateway they’ll depend on — now, and whatever future they compute.

The Connectivity Gateway team is building a high-performance, multi-protocol proxy platform that powers Bloomberg’s digital edge — handling client connectivity, service-to-service traffic, orchestration workflows, and evolving infrastructure demands.

At the center of the platform is Envoy: a modern, extensible open-source proxy core that we’re evolving for Bloomberg-scale performance, observability, resiliency, and operational safety.

As the platform grows, we’re also working on new coordination and communication patterns to support increasingly intelligent, adaptive, and event-aware workloads — while maintaining the reliability, security, and low latency our clients expect.

This is an opportunity to help define the future of connectivity at Bloomberg — not just what the platform does, but what it enables.

What’s in it for you:

• Design advanced proxy capabilities including protocol negotiation, traffic shaping, service discovery, routing strategies, and observability enhancements
• Scaling Archon, our unified Envoy-based proxy platform, across a broad range of business-critical systems and traffic flows
• Help evolve the platform to support emerging integration and orchestration patterns, including adaptive and autonomous workload coordination
• Work deeply on performance engineering, low-latency systems, telemetry, and operational resiliency
• Collaborate closely with infrastructure and security engineering teams to improve reliability, safety, and visibility across the platform

We trust you to:

• Build high-quality software and services for the proxy platform and supporting infrastructure, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency
• Take strong ownership of projects from design through production rollout
• Partner with engineering and business stakeholders to drive initiatives to successful outcomes
• Investigate and solve complex infrastructure, networking, and systems-management challenges
• Mentor and support less-experienced engineers on the team

You will need to have:

• 4+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in distributed systems, networking, or performance-critical infrastructure
• Experience with one or more systems programming or backend languages such as C, C++, Go, Java, or Python
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills across application code, Linux systems, infrastructure, and networking
• Strong communication and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience

We’d love to see:

• Experience with Envoy or modern proxy/gateway technologies
• Familiarity with infrastructure management and networking fundamentals
• A track record of building reliable systems where correctness, latency, and operability matter
• Familiarity with front‑end technologies such as React for building operational tools

Salary Range: 160,000 - 240,000 USD Annual + Benefits + Bonus

We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.

Bloomberg is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Bloomberg is a disability inclusive employer. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for the recruitment process. If you would prefer to discuss this confidentially, please email [e-mail]