Senior Software Developer C/C++ VCON/STP recruitment

The Company:

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 300,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York,Bloomberg employs more than 13,000 people in 185 locations around the world.

The Role:

Bloomberg's Voice Confirmation (VCON) System allows users to match 'VoiceTrades' or trades negotiated over the phone or email and then to allocate and clear their trades via Bloomberg's Straight-Through-Processing (STP) system. Given the changing landscape of Fixed Income Trading, clients trading on our system depend on seamless integration between their Order Management Systems (OMS) and Bloomberg. This is a critical part of the rading workflow, as it helps reduce operational risk and improves efficiency, thereby helping to reduce costs. We offer the ability for a Dealer to receive and confirm allocations electronically via the FIX Protocol.

RD FIT VCON STP in our New York office is seeking driven and dedicated developers to join our fast-paced RD environment. The developers will be exposed to various client workflows and will get a good understanding of the full life cycle of Fixed Income Trading. Challenges and responsibilities will include designing/developing/debugging high performance object-oriented solutions using C++/FIX protocol/RDBMS, in the Bloomberg environment. Knowledge of algorithms and memory management is required. Developers contribute to all phases of software engineering ranging from requirements through release. Candidates should exhibit strategic thinking, an aggressive drive, and an aptitude for engineering quality software. Leadership, management, and mentoring experience also highly valued. Knowledge of Fixed Income markets and financial protocols such as FIX is highly valued but not required.

Qualifications:

* 3 years of software development experience in C/C++
* Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
* Experience in multi-threaded programming a must.
* Experience with and/or interest in full software development lifecycle activities: requirements management, technical design, implementation, testing/release
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Experience with enhancing and maintaining mission-critical software in a fast-paced environment is a plus but not necessary
* Fixed Income financial knowledge is a plus but not necessary
* Degree preferred but not required

Bloomberg is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by law.