ESG — environmental, social, and governance — refers to the three critical factors in evaluating the sustainability and associated potential financial performance of a company. ESG data is increasingly crucial for our clients – providing deeper intelligence than conventional financial analysis alone. Climate change, regulatory pressures, the importance of human capital, and diversity are just a few critical factors global investors consider to identify emerging risks and opportunities best. Mike Bloomberg speaks about ESG in the Bloomberg Impact report here.

Climate data and analytics are closely linked to the recommendations of the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). One of the main focus areas for this role is to build solutions that can analyze and benchmark TCFD reports published by companies, as well as to build independent datasets and analytics that can be used to create, or validate, those reports. Think of, for example, company and portfolio carbon footprints, identifying material climate-related risks and conducting scenario analysis. Building these solutions will require close collaboration with other Bloomberg areas, such as Geospatial data. These solutions will help financial market participants to better understand which companies are taking action on climate change and which aren't. They’ll understand better which companies are most exposed to climate-related risks, ultimately leading to better investment decisions.

We are looking for a motivated senior software engineer to grow the ESG team in London and drive success.

We’ll trust you to:

• Work in Python, C++, and Javascript
• Work with a variety of Bloomberg and open-source technologies, including Redis, Docker, Splunk, Pytest, Google Test, pylint, cmake, Jenkins, and any open source technologies that will help get the job done
• Provide technical leadership in a recently launched engineering team
• Collaborate with a wide array of stakeholders within Engineering and beyond

You’ll need to have:

• Proven commercial experience owning SDLC end to end
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages
• Experience working with distributed systems and technologies
• Ability to partner with stakeholders to synthesize requirements and convey complex technical ideas with simplicity
• BA, BS, MS, PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related technology field

What’s in it for you?

• Be a founding member of the ESG London Climate team
• Work with a variety of Bloomberg and open-source technologies, including Redis, Docker, Humio, Devise, Pytest, Google Test, cmake, Jenkins, and any open source technologies that will help get the job done
• Design, architect and develop software components from the ground up.
• Partner closely with our product stakeholders to understand and influence a vision for our products.
• Leverage an agile approach to software development         
• Foster innovation by identifying opportunities to experiment and learn as we develop a scalable and reliable software stack for our product.

We’d love to see:

• A passion for making a positive difference in the world through technology
• Experience working within the Scrum model
• Experience working with Quantitative Analysts
• Eagerness for working with third-party/open-source technologies
• Experience with containerization and CI/CD solutions (e.g. Docker, Jenkins)
• Enthusiasm to lead, share new ideas, drive processes and technology frameworks with the team

Check out more on the team here.

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