Senior Software Engineer - BQuant

at Bloomberg

📍 New York City, United States

USD 160,000-240,000 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

Used Tools & Technologies

Required Skills & Competences
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3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;

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Security @ 4 Software Development @ 6 Kubernetes @ 4 Python @ 4 Data Science @ 4 AWS @ 4 Azure @ 4 Mathematics @ 4 Networking @ 4 Dashboarding @ 4 Debugging @ 4 .NET @ 4

Details

BQuant is Bloomberg’s financial research and data science platform that combines datasets, analytical tools, and cloud infrastructure to empower researchers and investment decision-makers. The platform is built on open source tools such as Python and Jupyter notebooks and is fully integrated with the Bloomberg Terminal®. The role contributes to building secure, scalable cloud-native infrastructure and backend services for analytical and dashboarding solutions.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain cloud-native systems and services for the BQuant platform.
Build secure, credential-less authentication for user workloads (SPIFFE) and private cross-cloud networking between AWS, Azure and Bloomberg’s networks.
Automate orchestration and deployment/update workflows across hundreds of Kubernetes clusters.
Implement backend services for self-service dashboarding and analytical tools used by clients.
Contribute to platform reliability, scalability, and security for datasets and analytical tooling.

Requirements

4+ years of software development experience.
Significant experience working in a cloud-native environment using a modern technology stack.
Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Golang or Python.
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, a similar field of study, or equivalent work experience.

Projects & Technologies Mentioned

Languages & tools: Golang, Python, Jupyter notebooks.
Cloud & infra: Cloud-native environments, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes (orchestrating deployments/updates to hundreds of clusters), cloud infrastructure for scalability and security.
Security: SPIFFE for credential-less authentication.
Networking: Private cross-cloud networking between AWS, Azure and Bloomberg networks.
Open source contributions referenced: BlazingMQ (message queuing) and PyStack (Python debugging tool).
Integration: Fully integrated with the Bloomberg Terminal®.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary Range: 160,000 - 240,000 USD Annual + Benefits + Bonus
Benefits may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, 401(k) with match, life insurance, and wellness programs. (The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.)