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Senior Software Engineer Ticker Plant, Event ProcessingBloomberg • London, England, UK
Senior Software Engineer Ticker Plant, Event Processing

Senior Software Engineer Ticker Plant, Event Processing

Bloomberg • London, England, UK
28 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Senior Software Engineer - Ticker Plant Event Processing Location London Business Area Engineering and CTO Ref #

Description & Requirements

The Ticker Plant system is a central hub of the Bloomberg market data infrastructure processing daily volumes of several hundred billions of real time market events across 100 million instruments. The events originating in the Ticker Plant ultimately drive every financial function on the Bloomberg Terminal and through a range of Bloomberg Enterprise solutions feed into trading and analytics back-end platforms of major financial institutions worldwide.
The Event Processing team within the Ticker Plant team plays a critical role in the heart of Bloombergs data infrastructure. We process hundreds of billions of market order events per day providing real-time market depth data to critical trading applications. We own and maintain the core trading session database and infrastructure a critical component for aligning market data with trading hours across global exchanges ensuring accurate and timely data delivery for our clients. We also provide Python bindings to the Ticker Plant C code along with powerful debugging tools to streamline development and troubleshoot issues.
What are we looking for
We are looking for problem solvers who enjoy a good challenge. The Ticker Plant at its core contains logic that normalizes venue-specific behavior into conformance with the Bloomberg Data Model. The complexity of this logic reflects the combined complexity of all execution venues across global financial markets. We work on projects ranging from scaling our systems to handle ever-increasing volume changes of market data to architectural modernization to workflow and process automation.
You will find this area exciting if you enjoy the voyage of discovery are able to handle uncertainty and enjoy breaking down a complex whole into manageable parts.Due to the centrality of the Ticker Plant our work has a profound impact across Bloomberg. Supporting and evolving a critical system of this scale and complexity presents unique and interesting challenges which we invite you to help us tackle!
Our technologies
We work primarily in C and Python using a range of open source and bespoke software packages. We are open to applicants without prior experience in these languages who possess proven software engineering background in similar technologies.
Whats in it for you
  • Gain hands-on experience and understanding of challenges involved in designing evolving and maintaining large scale critical enterprise systems
  • Join a diverse multicultural group of versatile engineers with an opportunity to move between teams or regions as your expertise develops and your interests evolve
  • Make an impact visible across the global financial services industry

Youll need to have:

  • Experience working with an object-oriented programming language (C/C Python Java etc.)
  • A Degree in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics similar field of study or equivalent work experience
  • An understanding of Computer Science fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms
  • Pragmatic engineering approach with focus on real world problem solving not letting perfect be the enemy of good
Wed love to see:
  • A background of refactoring and simplifying relationships between components and data flows
  • Experience working for a market data processor
  • Experience working on high-throughput real time systems


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 : Temp
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
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