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Senior Software Engineer - Apache Kafka Infrastructure

Bloomberg

Location

New York, NY

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/23/2026

Compensation

$160,000 - $240,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Approval 99%·Filings 720·New hires 216·
Established Sponsor
·FY 2025

Job description

The Senior Software Engineer position focuses on developing and integrating streaming solutions on the Bloomberg Managed Services Platform powered by Apache Kafka. The role involves working within a collaborative Agile team to create efficient software solutions that impact a wide range of Bloomberg products. The team values diversity and is committed to open-source contributions and innovative problem-solving. Candidates will have the opportunity to work with various technologies and frameworks to enhance the user experience for developers.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience programming in Java, C++, Python, Go, Scala or similar in a production environment.
  • A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar field of study or equivalent work experience.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, data structures, algorithms and system design.
  • Experience designing and implementing low-latency, high-volume, and high-availability distributed systems.
  • Commitment to writing meaningful unit tests and integration tests.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate within an Agile, multi-disciplinary team.
  • Develop code around the Apache Kafka broker and its client libraries.
  • Work on Open Source projects within the Kafka ecosystem and contribute changes upstream.
  • Develop an end-to-end full-stack user experience.
  • Anticipate engineering needs and expectations from Bloomberg engineers and build solutions that work for them.
  • Collaborate directly with product owners and application teams to understand requirements and conduct feature demos.
  • Identify feature gaps in the technologies and work with the open source community and vendors to co-design and co-develop features and bug fixes.

Benefits

  • Bloomberg offers a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support health, financial stability, and work-life balance.

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