Senior Software Engineer - Top-Down Analysis

Bloomberg•New York, NY

46d•$160,000 - $240,000

About The Position

As markets grow more complex and investors adopt increasingly quantitative strategies, the Top-Down Analysis team delivers the technology and insights that enable analysts and portfolio managers to make smarter investment decisions and achieve stronger performance. We build and maintain key Bloomberg Terminal functions for top-down and comparative investment analysis - essential tools for today's macro-driven, data-intensive market environment. Our work supports tens of thousands of client sessions globally every day. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will drive projects through all phases of the software development life cycle, embracing agile principles and iterative delivery. Why join us We aim to transform how finance professionals navigate complexity by Delivering fast, insightful, and personalized top-down analytics to help clients understand markets, identify opportunities, and validate their views with cutting-edge technology and data. Demystifying market movements and making top-down investments accessible and objective for all investors. We foster an open, inclusive culture where people are empowered to ask questions, share ideas, and challenge assumptions.

Requirements

4+ years of programming experience in C++, Python or Typescript
An understanding of Computer Science fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms
Prior contributions to system design and architecture and scaling fault-tolerant, distributed systems
Seek opportunities to improve performance, process, and user experience.
Thrive in a collaborative environment that values openness, continuous learning, and innovation.
Communicate effectively, sharing your ideas, designs, and solutions with stakeholders across business and engineering.

Nice To Haves

Financial knowledge about equities, indices, and funds.
Experience mentoring junior engineers.
Familiarity with messaging systems like Kafka, Rabbit MQ.
Knowledge of relational databases.

Responsibilities

Take ideas from inception to design, development, and deployment of highly performing systems.
Build scalable, resilient applications guided by principles such as high-availability, adaptability, and maintainability -delivering an intuitive, effective user experience.
Collaborate closely with business units, UX designers, and tech teams across New York and London.
Onboard our desktop applications onto mobile platforms to meet users where they are.