Buyside Enterprise Solutions Pre-Sales Engineer - API Specialist, Enterprise Sales

Bloomberg; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services company in London is seeking an experienced Pre-Sales Engineer. The role involves supporting sales by designing client-specific API solutions, engaging with existing clients, and maintaining a strong understanding of financial products and workflows. Ideal candidates will have in-depth knowledge of API technologies such as BQL, Python, or SQL, and must be able to travel as required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of client facing experience in Financial Services or FinTech.
• Proven knowledge of API technologies.
• Ability to travel based on client requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Sales teams to achieve sales targets.
• Support strategic client engagements throughout the sales lifecycle.
• Work closely with Sales and Product Managers to relay insights.
• Lead development of RFP/RFI responses.
• Partner with teams to design solutions for sales opportunities.
• Facilitate handovers from sales to implementation.

Skills

API technologies

Bloomberg Query Language (BQL)

Python

SQL

Client facing experience

Sales lifecycle support

Understanding business workflows

Job description

Overview

Buyside Enterprise Solutions Pre-Sales Engineer - API Specialist, Enterprise Sales

Location: London

Business Area: Sales and Client Service

Ref #: 10046762

BLOOMBERG – Bloomberg’s Buyside Enterprise Solutions offer a comprehensive suite of integrated tools that empower investment professionals globally. These include research management, order and portfolio management, as well as performance and risk analytics — all tailored to streamline workflows and enable precise decision-making across all asset classes.

From targeted tools to complete end-to-end workflows, our integrated services are designed to exponentially increase productivity and efficiency for our clients!

What’s the role?

We are seeking an experienced Pre-Sales Engineer with deep knowledge of buyside workflows and a focus on API technology to join our growing team. This role supports the pre-sales process, working closely with Enterprise Sales to design and present client-specific solutions using our API Solutions, across Bloomberg’s full suite. You will serve as a strategic advisor, helping drive revenue growth, product adoption and providing invaluable direction to our API Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Sales teams to achieve sales targets by deeply engaging with prospects and existing clients to understand their operational needs.
• Support strategic client engagements through discovery meetings at every stage of the sales life cycle, delivering exceptional proof-of-concepts and tailored client demonstrations.
• Operate within a consultative framework — identifying client challenges, articulating solution fit, and pitching tailored, value-driven propositions.
• Work closely with Sales and Product Managers to relay market insights, product feedback, and emerging industry trends.
• Lead or contribute to the development of RFP/RFI responses, coordinating with Operations, Product, Legal & Compliance, and Sales to ensure timely and complete submissions.
• Maintain a strong understanding of Bloomberg’s products and services, buyside operating models, and the broader competitive landscape.
• Partner with Implementation, Enterprise Technology, and Product teams to design solutions and target operating models for complex, multi-stakeholder sales opportunities.
• Ensure a seamless transition from sales to implementation by facilitating structured handovers and comprehensive knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

• A strong, proven knowledge of API technologies including practical knowledge of Bloomberg Query Language (BQL), Python, or SQL.
• Client facing experience in Financial Services or a Financial Technology company in the past 5 years or experience working with APIs within the Buyside workflow.
• Relevant experience to gather detailed client requirements, building product demonstrations and developing these through workshops to support the sales lifecycle; this could be from either a sales, relationship management or implementation approach.
• The ability to spot trends, new opportunities and establish credibility with our clients by understanding their business and workflows.
• Experience interacting and influencing senior collaborators, either internally or externally.
• The ability to travel depending on client requirements (preferred).

Nice to have

• The ability to travel depending on client requirements