Senior Software Engineer - C++ Applications

Bloomberg — United States · Posted ~4 hours ago

Senior Full-time

Skills

C++ software engineering backend systems

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A financial technology organization is seeking a senior software engineer to develop high-performance applications, backend services, and developer tools. The role focuses on scalability, stability, and advanced software engineering.

Highlights

Opportunity to build high-performance software used by professionals worldwide with complex engineering challenges.

Description

Location New York Business Area Engineering and CTO Ref # 10052083 Description & Requirements Bloomberg’s Office Apps team delivers Bloomberg’s real-time market data, reference and historical content, analytics, and services directly inside Microsoft Office, supporting the proprietary financial models our clients rely on every day. We extend the Bloomberg experience through polished UI tooling and a high-performance library of custom Excel functions. What You’ll Do You’ll contribute to one of the most widely used Bloomberg Terminal products, focusing on performance and stability while helping evolve the experience across Microsoft Office and other productivity applications. The work spans performance-critical backend services, client-side application logic, and developer-facing APIs. You’ll collaborate closely with backend infrastructure teams and product managers to build scalable, high-performance software. What You’ll Need 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally with modern C++, TypeScript, JavaScript, or similar languagesExperience building software for high-performance, multi-threaded environmentsA strong focus on code quality, demonstrated through testing, automation, and peer reviewClear communication and strong collaboration with Product and cross-functional stakeholdersA degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, a related field, or equivalent professional experience Nice To Have Windows development experience; familiarity with ATL, COM, and Office automation is a plusStrong debugging skills (e.g., analyzing memory dumps with Visual Studio/WinDbg) and experience troubleshooting complex performance issuesExperience with Excel integrations, custom functions, or Office extensibility frameworksFamiliarity with BQL, financial workflows, or real-time data conceptsExposure to distributed systems, API design, or cloud-based architectures Salary Range = 160,000 - 240,000 USD Annual + Benefits + Bonus The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns. Discover what makes Bloomberg unique - watch our for an inside look at our culture, values, and the people behind our success.