Senior Software Engineer — Fixed Income & Derivatives, Emerging Markets (Pune)

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Senior Software Engineer — Fixed Income & Derivatives, Emerging Markets (Pune) About Bloomberg Engineering in Pune Bloomberg's Pune office is a major global engineering centre — not a satellite. Teams here own their systems, make architectural decisions, and ship directly to 400,000+ financial professionals. About the Team The ENG FiD Emerging Markets team brings fixed income data to Bloomberg's clients on a scalable, reliable, and performant platform. We're responsible for the security data across — corporates, governments, municipals, money markets, and securitized products. This is a newly formed team. You'll be among the founding engineers shaping architecture, culture, and direction — startup-level ownership, backed by an established global company. You'll work with product managers and the data department to turn complex domain problems into high-performance software. We choose engineers for how they think, not just what they've shipped. We provide real-time financial calculation, analytics, and instrument data solutions that fixed income professionals rely on to price, analyze, and trade securities across every major asset classes mentioned above. We are responsible for onboarding and representing the full lifecycle of these instruments, from new issuance through maturity, ensuring that every security is accurately identified, classified, and enriched with the data our clients need. Our systems serve portfolio managers, traders, and analysts at the world's largest financial institutions with the accuracy, speed, and reliability that global markets demand around the clock. As a developer on this team, you'll work across the full stack of instrument data and analytics, solving hard problems at the intersection of financial markets and large-scale software engineering. What We Offer Domain Expertise — Gain deep, daily insights into fixed income markets and their role in global finance. Professional Advancement — Follow a clear growth trajectory focused on long-term mastery and technical leadership. Operational Stability — Leverage robust infrastructure and dedicated product teams, allowing you to focus on complex technical problem-solving. Global Collaboration — Partner with London and New York teams to deliver mission-critical, worldwide systems. Founding Impact — Influence architectural vision, engineering standards, and team culture from the ground up. We'll trust you to: Engineer and scale high-volume C++ systems that deliver precision fixed income data to the global financial community Take end-to-end ownership of the architectural vision and technical roadmap for our newly formed team. Foster cross-regional innovation by collaborating seamlessly with engineering counterparts in London and New York You will have a direct impact on the engineering culture by building our team’s onboarding and mentorship frameworks from the ground up You'll need to have: Proven Production Experience — 7+ years of experience building and maintaining robust production systems Academic Foundation — a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field Analytical Problem Solving — ability to navigate ambiguity, challenge assumptions, and translate complex requirements into actionable technical roadmaps Technical Reasoning — expertise in evaluating technology trade-offs, justifying design choices, and identifying optimal solutions for specific constraints Distributed Systems Design — deep understanding of consistency, failure modes, and observability. You build pragmatically, avoiding both under- and over-engineering Code Quality & Peer Review — a commitment to rigorous code reviews focusing on correctness, performance, and long-term maintainability Automated Delivery — a results-oriented approach to testing and CI/CD, ensuring safe and predictable deployments Product Ownership — a holistic view of the software lifecycle, taking responsibility for system health and performance post-deployment Technical Leadership — a track record of influencing technical direction and elevating the engineering capabilities of those around you What Sets You Apart Advanced technical mastery in C++, Java, or comparable object-oriented languages. Versatility in scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript to drive automation and tooling efficiency. Proven expertise in architecting high-throughput, low-latency systems that balance rigorous correctness with peak performance. If this sounds like you: Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are, but in the meantime, feel free to have a look at this: Introducing our Pune Engineering teams Bloomberg Engineering Technology at Bloomberg Learn more about our Pune office and benefits Discover what makes Bloomberg unique - watch our podcast series for an inside look at our culture, values, and the people behind our success.