Senior Software Engineer - Data Governance & Management Platforms New York, NY Posted today

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) + match

Dental/vision coverage

Wellness programs

Job summary

Bloomberg seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of our Data Services platform focused on data governance and management.

You will drive architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and data stewards to deliver scalable, production-ready solutions across the Data Governance Services, Data Integrity Services, and related platforms.

This role requires hands-on coding, systems thinking, and a track record of building high-performance data products at scale.

Qualifications

• Strong CS fundamentals in architecture and problem-solving.
• 7+ years in software engineering, data governance, or enterprise data architecture.
• Comprehensive understanding of data governance concepts: cataloging, lineage, quality, observability, stewardship, semantic layers.

Responsibilities

• Define future-state architecture patterns and engineering standards for metadata capture, lineage, data quality, observability, data contracts, and semantic modeling.
• Transform data governance capabilities into production-ready software patterns, APIs, and platform workflows.
• Actively write clean, optimized code, build prototypes, bootstrap modules, and validate implementations to de-risk platform updates.
• Collaborate with Data Governance, Data Integrity, and Data Products teams to connect services into a cohesive platform.
• Lead architectural discussions, mentor engineers, and communicate complex topics to stakeholders.
• Evaluate build vs. buy options and import proven patterns from mature data organizations.

Skills

Programming languages

Data governance

Distributed systems

Architectural leadership

Tools

DataHub

OpenMetadata

Collibra

Alation

Atlan

Purview

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Data Governance & Management Platforms

Location

New York

Business Area

Engineering and CTO

Ref #

10052256

Description & Requirements

About the Team

Bloomberg runs on data. Within the Data Management & Analytics Engineering department, the Data Services team builds platforms, services, and data products that help the firm understand, govern, protect, improve, and use data at scale. Data Services spans Data Governance Services, Data Integrity Services, Common Data Products, and Usage Data Products. The team's capabilities include data discovery, cataloging, classification, lineage, data quality, observability, reference and enrichment services, master data, common data, and usage data with cross-cutting responsibilities across stewardship, metadata, semantics, privacy, controls, and architecture standards.

Role Overview

We are seeking a high-caliber Staff Software Engineer to serve as a technical lead and architect for our future-state Data Services platform. This role requires an engineer who possesses strong core computer science fundamentals- excelling in algorithmic problem-solving, hands-on coding, and system design- while bringing deep domain experience in data governance and data management.

In this role, you will bridge domain-specific data management requirements (cataloging, lineage, quality, observability, control frameworks) and high-performance software engineering patterns. You will operate with Tech Lead / Staff-level scope: driving architecture, setting standards, building prototypes, and guiding engineering teams across the department.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Technical Leadership & Architecture: Define future-state architecture patterns and engineering standards for metadata capture, lineage, data quality, observability, data contracts, and semantic modeling.

• Translate Data Concepts to Scalable Code: Transform data governance and data management capabilities into production-ready software patterns, reusable APIs, metadata flows, and platform workflows.

• Hands-On Development & Prototyping: Actively write clean, optimized code, construct prototypes, bootstrap critical modules, and validate technical implementations to de-risk complex platform updates.

• Unify Data Services Capabilities: Partner across Data Governance Services, Data Integrity Services, Common Data Products, and Usage Data Products to connect disparate services into a seamless, cohesive platform.

• Provide Cross-Team Technical Enablement: Collaborate closely with engineering leads, product managers, data stewards, and data engineers to reduce duplication, enforce standards, and elevate engineering quality.

• Evaluate & Innovate: Stay current with modern enterprise data management tooling and industry trends; evaluate build vs. buy choices and import proven patterns from mature data organizations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong Software Engineering Fundamentals: Deep proficiency in software architecture, and problem-solving, with proven hands-on coding capabilities in languages such as Python, C++, Java, Scala, or Go.

• 7+ Years of Industry Experience: Track record in software engineering, data management, data governance, metadata platforms, or enterprise data architecture.

• Data Governance & Management Mastery: Comprehensive understanding of core data governance concepts including data cataloging, metadata management, lineage tracking, data quality frameworks, observability, stewardship, and semantic layers.

• Platform & System Design Expertise: Demonstrated success architecting distributed systems, data pipelines, metadata integration workflows, and API-driven data platforms.

• Hands-On Experience with Data Tools: Exposure to or experience implementing mature enterprise data platforms (e.g., DataHub, OpenMetadata, Collibra, Alation, Atlan, Purview) or custom internal equivalents.

• Technical Influence & Communication: Proven ability to lead architectural discussions, communicate complex technical topics to diverse stakeholders, and mentor engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Semantic Technologies & Knowledge Graphs: Experience with semantic technologies, knowledge graphs, ontologies, and master/reference data management.

• AI/ML Integration: Familiarity with AI/ML-driven data governance automation (e.g., automated data classification, anomaly detection, metadata enrichment, automated lineage inference).

• Leadership Track Record: Background serving as a Manager, Tech Lead, Platform Architect, or Principal SME in an enterprise-scale data ecosystem.

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

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

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.

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