C++ Software Developer - Lugano

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Posted Dec 5, 2011 - Requisition No. 31915

The Company

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential
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Bloomberg employs more than 13,000 people in 185 locations around the world.

The Role

The nX Systems R&D team, based in Lugano - Switzerland, is seeking an experienced Software Developer with in-depth knowledge of C/C++ and high-performance processing.
We develop a large scale infrastructure that provides financial applications with powerful analytic functionality, covering individual securities as well as aggregates such as: indexes, portfolios, and peer groups. Our system is comprised of several high-performance components built in C++ and deployed to our proprietary farm of Windows servers.

As a member of this team, you will be given the opportunity to make tangible contributions to the design, implementation and testing of state-of-the-art financial software. These positions require strong analytical and communication skills. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated quick learner, with attention to detail and with a strong desire to analyze business problems and translate them into working software.

Requirements

  • Substantial experience developing large scale, multi-threaded, and high-performance applications, ideally on Windows
  • Strong knowledge of C++ and STL
  • Knowledge of Windows internals a plus
  • Ability to work in a mixed Windows / UNIX development environment
  • Solid understanding of service-oriented architectures and network programming
  • Solid understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms, and Object-Oriented design
  • Experience with the full development life cycle, practical experience with unit and regression testing
  • Knowledge of databases and/or cluster technology is a plus
  • Working knowledge of Financial Markets is a plus

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