Principal Software Engineer - Hybrid -Datafeed Server
On site
London, United Kingdom
Full Time
16-03-2025
Job Specifications
Datafeed Server Software Engineer
FactSet is seeking a talented software engineer with strong C/C++ skills to join the Datafeed Engineering Team. This team is responsible for the development and maintenance of servers that deliver streaming real-time market data, and multiple SDKs that target several different programming languages, on both the Windows and Linux platforms. Our software allows internal and external engineers to programmatically access real-time market data content across a wide variety of platforms and languages. With just a few lines of code, users can easily integrate FactSet’s wide range of streaming market-data into their applications.
Responsibilities:
Develop, test, and deploy software and services to end users.
Design and implement user-friendly APIs that deliver streaming real-time market data.
Participate in and contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and brainstorming sessions.
Communicate and collaborate with product developers, QA, API users, and other stake holders.
Respond to bug reports and feature requests.
Participate in an on-call rotation.
Minimum Requirements:
8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Critical Skills:
5+ years of experience developing software in C or C++ in a Linux environment.
Fundamental understanding of network programming
Ability to communicate effectively with peers within FactSet and with external users.
Track record of success developing and shipping software on time.
Additional / Desired Skills
Familiarity with ZeroMQ
Experience writing software for Windows
Experience developing software intended to run in a public cloud environment such as AWS or Azure
Experience developing APIs
Understanding of real-time market data and the requirements for processing large amounts of input with low latency
Ability to work in groups and independently
Experience developing software in any of the following languages
Java
.NET Core / C# / COM
Golang
Python
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent.
About the Company
FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for tens of thousands of investment professionals around the world, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions. For 40 years, through market changes and technological progress, our focus has always been to provide exceptional client service. From more than 60 offices in 23 countries, we’re all working together toward the goal of creating value for our clients, and we’re proud that 95% of asset managers who ... Know more
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