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Senior Software Engineer SRE Application MiddlewareBloomberg • London, England, UK
Senior Software Engineer SRE Application Middleware

Senior Software Engineer SRE Application Middleware

Bloomberg • London, England, UK
28 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Senior Software Engineer / SRE - Application Middleware Location London Business Area Engineering and CTO Ref #

Description & Requirements

Are you passionate about building high-performance systems that are fast resilient and operate at global scale Join Bloombergs Application Middleware SRE team where youll combine software engineering and systems expertise to keep the backbone of the Bloomberg Terminal running smoothly for hundreds of thousands of users around the world.

Were not your typical SRE team. Were embedded in a group that powers real-time connectivity and we own systems where uptime isnt just importantits essential to the global financial system. This is your opportunity to engineer resilience at scale automate critical infrastructure and shape reliability practices across one of the worlds most powerful tech platforms.
The Team

Were the Site Reliability Engineering team within Bloombergs Application Middleware group. Our mission: ensure that Bloombergs core connectivity and messaging layers are resilient scalable and fully observable.

We own systems that operate at high throughput and low latency including:

  • Gateways: Secure high-performance TCP/SSL entry points to our data centers
  • HFN & NSTP: A global HTTP CDN and SOCKS5 proxy network delivering fast access from any geography
  • Playlist Services: Dynamic path configuration systems optimizing user connectivity in real-time
  • PGM Relays: Infrastructure for reliable multicast data delivery
We use automation observability and software engineering to detect issues before they impact customers and reduce manual toil wherever we can.


What Youll Do

  • Build production-grade software that powers Bloombergs global infrastructure
  • Design and implement scalable fault-tolerant systems with a focus on observability performance and automation
  • Collaborate across engineering teams to introduce automated self-service operational workflows
  • Conduct deep systems analysis and root cause investigations for complex distributed systems
  • Propose and prototype innovative approaches to reliability and risk mitigation
  • Contribute to design docs runbooks and post-incident reviewsclear communication is part of the job

Youll Need to Have

  • A degree in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong software engineering skills in any high-level language (we mainly use Python and C)
  • A deep understanding of software system reliability and risk managementincluding how to identify potential points of failure and design mitigation strategies.
  • A good understanding of data structures algorithms and system design
  • Experience navigating and improving large distributed codebases
  • An ability to identify system risks and engineer around points of failure
  • Clear written and verbal communication including technical documentation and incident analysis

Wed Love to See


We are building a team with a breadth of expertise and value depth in any of the following areas:
  • Systems Knowledge: A strong grasp of operating systems fundamental networking protocols (TCP UDP multicast) or core database concepts as they apply to modern infrastructure.
  • Cluster Management: Experience with deployments staging and configuration management. Direct experience with Argo and/or Kubernetes or other Pipeline Management Platforms is a significant advantage.
  • Machine Management at Scale: Experience with capacity planning and automating the lifecycle of large machine fleets.
  • System Observability and Monitoring: Deep understanding of SLIs/SLOs/SLAs alerting and building dashboards for complex systems.
  • Reliability in Distributed Systems: Knowledge of fault tolerance and the unique challenges of network and node failure in distributed environments.
  • Mentoring: Proven experience mentoring and growing junior Engineers


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. Discover what makes Bloomberg unique - watch our podcast series for an inside look at our culture values and the people behind our success.

Required Experience:

Senior IC


Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
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