Senior Software Engineer Buy-Side

Bloomberg; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm in Greater London is seeking a Frontend Engineer to enhance their PM<go> application. In this role, you will lead innovative workflows, improve application performance, and develop smart, automated capabilities for portfolio management. Ideal candidates have a passion for user-centric solutions, familiarity with React, and enthusiasm for financial workflows. This opportunity offers a chance to influence key application functionalities and collaborate in a dynamic, product-oriented team environment.

Qualifications

• Passion for crafting user-centric solutions within a product-oriented team environment.
• Familiarity with React accelerates contributions to front-end development efforts.
• Curiosity about financial workflows is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the introduction of innovative workflows to enhance PM<go> functionality.
• Elevate PM<go> to support increased capacity and faster processing.
• Develop automated capabilities that detect portfolio shifts and drive rebalancing workflows.
• Implement advanced monitoring and analytics to optimise user experience.

Skills

Interest in Client-Facing Workflows

React Experience

Interest in Financial Workflows

Interest in UX

Tools

TypeScript

React

Job description

Overview

Every day, trillions of dollars pass through the Bloomberg Terminal. As a result, hundreds of thousands of financial professionals rely on our 500 enterprise applications to manage their portfolios, execute their trades and analyse the markets.

As engineers, we're the ones who build the applications our clients rely on to not just stay informed, but stay ahead of the market. We connect supply and demand across all asset classes on worldwide exchanges.

Bloomberg’s flagship, Terminal based buy-side offering, PM<go>, empowers users with real-time portfolio monitoring, rapid decision-making capabilities, and flexible portfolio modification tools. We're looking for engineers to join our team and help us take PM<go> to the next level.

What’s in it for you:

Responsibilities

• New Product Builds: Spearhead the introduction of innovative workflows to enhance PM<go> functionality.
• Scale and Performance: Elevate PM<go> to support increased capacity and faster processing, ensuring seamless performance as our user base grows.
• Insights and Automation: Develop smart, automated capabilities that detect portfolio shifts, drive rebalancing workflows, and surface proposed orders to users through scalable, API-first solutions.
• Observability: Implement advanced monitoring and analytics to optimise user experience and address performance bottlenecks effectively.
• Maintenance and Stability: Contribute to ongoing codebase improvements, ensuring compliance with the latest standards and enhancing engineering-driven quality initiatives.

We are a frontend team, using TypeScript, React.

Qualifications

You Will Need to Have:

• Interest in Client-Facing Workflows: A passion for crafting user-centric solutions within a product-oriented team environment.

We\'d Love to See:

• React Experience: Familiarity with React will accelerate your contributions to our front-end development efforts.
• Interest in Financial Workflows: Curiosity about financial workflows is advantageous, though prior experience is not necessary.
• Interest in UX: Enthusiasm for user experience best practices and a willingness to collaborate with UX specialists to deliver engaging interfaces.

Want to know more? Check out these links:

PM<go> press announcement, October 2023 https://www.bloomberg.com/company/press/bloomberg-launches-new-portfolio-manager-workspace-advancing-its-buy-side-decision-support-solutions/

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.

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