Senior Software Engineer - Cross-Asset Trading System London, GBR Posted today

The Cross-Asset Trading System (CATS) is a powerful platform that enables Bloomberg engineering teams to build cutting-edge trading applications. Our clients are some of the most demanding trading applications in the world. Thousands of clients use our systems to manage and trade trillions of dollars each day.

We enable application teams in Bloomberg to easily compose new user workflows. We achieve that by delivering re-usable and business-agnostic software components. In CATS, performance is critical and extensible architectural design is key.

What\’s in it for you?

Joining our team will enable you to work on projects that impact a number of trading applications and thousands of customers. You’ll be empowered to lead projects and drive discussions with Product in order to influence the user experience and the design of features. You will have a say on the software architecture of not just the CATS platform but also the trading applications that are built on top of it.

We’re extending and maintaining a complex system that showcases and interacts with large volumes of real-time data. Our tech stack leverages modern technologies like TypeScript, Redux, and React.

Team culture

We have a team culture of learning and collaboration. We are all here to learn and we encourage collaboration, pair programming, and working on stories and technical designs together. We encourage involvement in meetups, training, and exploring all the external and internal learning opportunities that Bloomberg provides. We also frequently work on side projects – so you can decide what you want to work on!

You’ll need to have:

• Demonstrated experience building enterprise applications with JavaScript/TypeScript

• Strong software engineering and SDLC practices.

• Strong problem solving skills and a willingness to solve new problems in unique ways.

• Good collaboration skills to work with other teams.

• An open mindset to using new technologies.

We’d love to see:

• Prior experience of Node (or similar) or full-stack development

• Prior experience designing and/or working with complex software systems

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.

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