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.

• 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.

• 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.

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