At a Glance
- Tasks: Take ownership of critical tooling and design ergonomic APIs for developers.
- Company: Join Bloomberg, a leader in financial technology with a vibrant culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, health benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with a focus on innovation and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on developer experience and work with cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in software engineering, strong TypeScript skills, and excellent communication.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
DataLayer is a library for performing efficient, reactive transformations of tabular data across applications in the Bloomberg Terminal. From sorting and filtering to complex multi-level aggregations on real-time data, DataLayer is the engine that powers almost every grid of data in the Bloomberg Terminal.
The DataLayer Experience team in London is responsible for the developer experience of integrating the DataLayer library into Bloomberg Terminal applications. This covers the whole development lifecycle from providing type-safe TypeScript APIs to powerful developer tooling for building, debugging and testing pipelines of transformations. Every financial professional using the Bloomberg Terminal depends on DataLayer, and we serve the thousands of developers integrating DataLayer into their applications.
We’ll trust you to:
- Take technical ownership of critical Bloomberg infrastructure tooling and with high impact across Bloomberg Engineering and clients.
- Design, build and deploy ergonomic APIs across runtime environments and identify opportunities for utilizing AI in development workflows.
- Build powerful debugging tools with intuitive visualizations, rich metrics and intelligent recommendations, with a strong focus on designing adaptable workflows for application developers.
- Collaborate directly with application developers to understand complex use cases, and identify opportunities to improve the broader developer experience.
- Partner with application and infrastructure teams to deliver integrated, high-quality technical solutions.
You’ll Need to Have:
- 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
- Strong experience in TypeScript, especially with building adaptable APIs with ergonomic type inference.
- Experience in taking end-to-end ownership of technical projects, and designing and delivering flexible solutions to a wide developer community.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with application teams, understand workflows and specialized needs, and develop generic, high-impact technical solutions.
- Strong understanding of SDLC best practices.
We’d Love to See:
- Familiarity with reactive JavaScript frameworks and interest in modern frontend technologies.
- Some experience in C++20, with experience working with native language bindings.
- Experience building developer tooling workflows, engaging directly with engineers and delivering solutions to a wide engineering audience.
- Experience integrating AI-powered workflows into software engineering practices.
If indicated, please note that years of experience are a guide; we will consider applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills necessary for the role.
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Senior Software Engineer - DataLayer Experience in London employer: Bloomberg
Bloomberg is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have access to numerous professional development opportunities while working in a cutting-edge environment that values your contributions to the data manufacturing infrastructure. Located in a vibrant city, Bloomberg provides unique advantages such as a diverse workforce and a commitment to work-life balance, making it a rewarding place to advance your career.
