Senior Software Engineer - Fixed Income Trading New York, NY Posted today

Bloomberg L.P.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company seeks a skilled Software Engineer for its trading platform team. The role involves developing high-performance systems leveraging C/C++, with opportunities to work in a collaborative environment on cutting-edge financial projects, ensuring stability and efficiency. Candidates should bring their strong programming background and a passion for innovation in trading technology to drive impactful contributions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in an object-oriented language like C/C++.
• Experience contributing to system design and scaling distributed systems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Build software focusing on stability, availability, and low-latency.
• Collaborate with teams to influence product design and architecture.
• Work on high-performance, transactional, multi-threaded services.

Skills

C/C++

Agile Methodologies

Data Structures

Algorithms

Multi-threading

Asynchronous Programming

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics

Tools

Linux

Python

Jenkins

Splunk

Job description

Who we are:

We are the engineering team behind the world’s largest over-the-counter (OTC) electronic trading (ET) platform encompassing Fixed Income bonds, ETFs, Interest Rate Swaps(IRS) and Credit Default Swaps(CDS). We offer end-to-end trading workflows including price discovery, real-time analytics/pricing, execution and straight through processing (STP), and are fully integrated with the Bloomberg terminal and enterprise solutions.

Our platforms have been at the heart of recent market structure changes, driven by trade automation, portfolio trading, ETFs and regulation. Some of the biggest money managers in the world rely on our platform to manage and execute their portfolios. These clients are actively looking to reduce costs by switching to more automated and efficient ways of trading, and regulators are pushing for more transparency and systemic controls to prevent another financial crisis. This is an exciting time for us as we embark on projects that cater to these needs and leave a lasting impact on financial trading markets.

Stability, availability, low-latency and flexibility are important elements of a successful trading platform, and we strive to build software with these principles in mind. As Engineers, we work on highly transactional, multi-threaded and distributed services with an emphasis on proven development practices. We constantly evaluate new technologies to ensure creative solutions. We take pride in our product and partner closely with business and sales teams to influence product design.

What’s in it for you:

• An opportunity to work on a complete tech stack to deliver client facing products

• Using industry standard technologies to build high performance systems

• Work in a highly collaborative environment where teamwork is the key to success

• An opportunity to learn how the financial markets operate by working closely with product managers and clients

You'll need to have:

• 4+ years working with an object-oriented programming language such as C/C++ A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, similar field of study or equivalent work experience

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment using agile methodologies

• An understanding of Computer Science fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms, as well as CI, CD and unit testing

• Prior contributions to system design and architecture and scaling fault-tolerant, distributed systems

• A strong sense of ownership and the ability to collaborate with multiple teams and stakeholders to drive projects and initiatives.

We’d love to see:

• Recent programming experience in C++ Experience with multi-threading and asynchronous event-driven programming

• Experience with high volume, high availability distributed systems

• Experience working in a UNIX or Linux development environment

• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, and developer productivity tools such as Jenkins and Splunk

If this sounds like you:

Apply if you think we're a good match! We'll get in touch with you to let you know what the next steps are.

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]