The Role:

Manages the entire development organization who is designing and developing low-latency, high frequency electronic trading systems for all electronically-traded asset classes in a development environment that consists primarily of Java and C++ on Linux and Solaris. This is accomplished by coordinating all Development Tech Leads and by providing guidance on technical realization.

• Set and maintain a long-term strategic vision for the technical architecture and direction at Bloomberg to sustain its position as an industry leader.

• Align strategic vision with business requirements and communicate it across all departments.
• Assure that the technical architecture and priorities remain aligned with business priorities, and are adjusted as necessary.
• Maintain close working relationships with senior managers from all departments to assure optimal communication and conflict resolution.
• Set a culture of positivity, proactiveness, and a strong work ethic for the entire department by example.
• Encourage continuous innovation, creativity, teamwork, communication and investigation of new tools and technologies.
• Delegate authority to direct reports and empower them with decision making responsibility.
• Insist on full accountability from subordinates to meet estimates for their teams' deliverables with a high standard of quality.
• Ensure the utilization of object-oriented design principles, formal design patterns, unit-testing, design and code reviews, Agile Development methodology, and other software development best practices.
• Promote rotation of responsibility across the development organization (and across offices) to foster cross-training and mitigate single-developer risk.
• Continuously work on process improvements in the development organization, which includes quality insurance and delivery management.
• Demonstrate understanding of the business side of electronic trading, including trading strategies, financial markets and instruments, and industry trends.
• Provide technical and interpersonal leadership to all members of the development organization.
• Facilitate career opportunities and training that match the aspirations of direct reports and the needs of the company.
• Share responsibility for personal career development and training with direct supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
• 5-10 years minimum of C++ experience in a Unix/Linux environment
• 5 years of experience leading teams upwards of 10 individuals in a large development organization
• A solid understanding of financial markets and electronic trading platforms
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated, strong teamwork skills
• Customer oriented, service-minded and well-organized
• Available for domestic and foreign travel

The Company:

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 310,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.