Senior Software Engineer - Real Time Media Platform Team New York, NY Posted today

Senior Software Engineer - Real Time Media Platform Team Location New York Business Area Engineering and CTO Ref # 10048063 Description & Requirements The Real Time Media Platform team is looking for a senior C++ engineer with real-time systems, network programming, or real-time media experience to help build the next generation media platform for the Bloomberg terminal. The Bloomberg terminal is an essential software system that enables the smooth operation of the Global financial market, and at its core, contains a collection of features that enable real-time media-rich communication and collaboration between financial professionals. The mission of the team is to enhance terminal workflows through our real-time media platform. Building upon open VOIP and VideoOverIP standards and protocols like SIP and WebRTC and both open-source and proprietary media engines, we aim to tightly integrate multimedia media into core financial workflows. In the process, we hope to bring Bloomberg’s proprietary knowledge and expertise in real-time systems, compliance requirements, and other financial sector workflows to the open-source community. This is an incredible opportunity not only to influence functionalities at the heart of the financial world, but to extend your impact to help advance the larger Real-Time Media Platform and communication community Our Team: Bloomberg data moves global financial markets, and conversations around that data are central to how markets are shaped. Through the terminal, our clients connect with an expansive global community. The need to enrich these interactions with real-time media (audio and video) is critical to maintaining Bloomberg's edge. The Real Time Media Platform team is made up of real time media and distributed networking specialists entrusted with the mission to create and scale our cutting-edge, real-time multimedia platform across the terminal and all related applications. Our infrastructure powers applications which we own and which other organizations built on top of our stack like the Bloomberg Squawk Box, Earnings call transcriber, voice memo, and video shares. These allow our clients and employees to communicate better and improve their workflow. Our core responsibility is to continue scaling Bloomberg's real-time multimedia platform using the latest technologies and standards to meet the demands of scale, resiliency, compliance, and feature sets inherent in a fast-growing industry. In addition, we will aim to continue integrating low latency multimedia offerings into the core suite of Bloomberg applications to make real-time audio and video as ubiquitous and practical as traditional text-based communication, driving adoption of the Real Time Media Platform. From the core platform, we will continue to grow our set of advanced media services into directions such as recording, speech to text, streaming, computer vision, or any other promising initiatives useful to Bloomberg clients. The Role: We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our team to contribute to building out our real-time multimedia platform. Your main focus will be the development and deployment of the integrated Voice, Video, and Telephony media platform with a focus on building standard-based, interoperable, and enterprise-grade quality media services. This work demands close collaboration with multiple partners such as Application teams, Product, UX researchers, Network, and other engineering teams. There is an immense amount of opportunity for research, innovation, and creative thinking. This is a phenomenal opportunity for a motivated candidate due to the visibility and impact of this product, with a significant chance to make a profound impact on a critical and rapidly expanding part of the Bloomberg ecosystem. Core Responsibilities: Develop and enhance real-time multimedia infrastructure Design scalable, reliable, and maintainable backend services Research innovative ways to anticipate and address client needs in real-time media What’s in it for you? Opportunity to innovate and contribute to building and extending real-time applications infrastructure Chance to work on high impact, high visibility, and challenging problems in building low-latency multimedia Opportunity to be a part of a select few teams responsible for multimedia and real-time media features in the fintech market Contribute to open source You will need to have: 4+ years of experience with C++ Strong Experience with network and data transfer protocols Strong problem-solving and design skills A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, similar field of study or equivalent work experience Experience working with SIP, WebRTC, or similar real-time media frameworks and protocols/standards. Deep familiarity with open source technologies like Asterisk, FreeSWITCH, Kamailio and other real time media platform stacks We would love to see: Network programming and distributed computing Experience with having built an enterprise quality systems in the world of Real-Time Communication, both voice and video Prefer to have deep familiarity of open source real time media platform technologies like SRTP, XMPP, Matrix Experience with media formats (MP4, WebM), codecs (VP8, VP9, Opus) Any open source contributions A mindset of “I am not done till we are all done” team player attitude. Salary Range = 160000 - 240000 USD Annually + Benefits + Bonus The 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. We 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. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns. Discover what makes Bloomberg unique - watch our for an inside look at our culture, values, and the people behind our success. Bloomberg is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Bloomberg is a disability inclusive employer. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for the recruitment process. If you would prefer to discuss this confidentially, please email View email address on click.appcast.io #J-18808-Ljbffr Bloomberg L.P.