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We design and operate high-performance, distributed, real-time systems used by financial institutions worldwide to execute trades, automate workflows, and make data-driven decisions.\nOur work spans execution management, trading automation, connectivity, and analytics-supporting millions of transactions daily and integrating with thousands of market destinations. As markets evolve toward automation, scale, and intelligence, we’re re-architecting our systems to deliver the next generation of fast, reliable, cloud-ready trading technology.\nWhat’s in it for you:\nBuild and enhance low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems that support real-time trading.\nDesign and implement services that power automation, analytics, and execution workflows across asset classes.\nWork with technologies such as Kafka, Flink, Redis, Cassandra, Docker, and Kubernetes.\nContribute to cloud-native architectures and scalable, fault-tolerant systems.\nCollaborate with engineers across Bloomberg on observability, system design, integration, and performance optimization.\nGain deep exposure to global financial markets and how traders use data and automation to make decisions.\nYou’ll need to have:\n5+ years of professional experience in backend programming in an object-oriented language (C++, Java, or Python), preferably on UNIX/Linux.\nStrong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and scalable software design and architecture.\nExperience with distributed systems, multi-threading, or performance-sensitive applications.\nA solid understanding of the full software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and deployment.\nExcellent communication and collaboration skills.\nA degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).\nWe’d love to see:\nHands-on experience in a real-time, high-volume environment.\nFamiliarity with distributed or streaming frameworks such as Kafka, Flink, Redis, or Cassandra.\nExposure to cloud-native development, Docker, and Kubernetes.\nExperience building stateful or transactional systems with an emphasis on reliability and scalability.\nExperience in system design, testing, and Agile development.\nA proactive mindset, curiosity to learn new domains, and willingness to take ownership of projects end-to-end.\nWhy Trade Automation & Execution:\nYou’ll be part of a team that directly impacts how markets operate every day. Whether you’re building execution algorithms, optimizing infrastructure for latency and scale, or delivering analytics that empower smarter trading decisions, your work will shape the future of automated trading.\nIf you’re excited by real-time systems, automation, and solving challenging engineering problems that have real-world impact, we want to talk to you!\n#ENTPTRAX\nSalary Range = 160,000 - 240,000 USD Annual + Benefits + Bonus\nThe 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.\nWe 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. 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