Senior Software Engineer - Mysql Data Infrastructure

Bloomberg LP

Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Base: $160,000 - $240,000 usd annual; bonus/equity...
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4+ years professional software development experience
Deep knowledge of database internals
Strong programming skills in go or python
** Bloomberg LP is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its MySQL Data Infrastructure team in Princeton, New Jersey. The ideal candidate will possess strong database knowledge and programming skills, particularly in Go and Python, to enhance Bloomberg's data platform, which operates at a massive scale. **

Job Summary

  • The team manages billions of row mutations daily across thousands of MySQL/MyRocks shards to power Bloomberg's financial products.
  • Engineers will design, automate, and operate multi-region Vitess-backed MySQL/MyRocks clusters running on Kubernetes.
  • The role offers the opportunity to shape sustainable growth tools while working with state-of-the-art distributed systems.

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** Bloomberg LP is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its MySQL Data Infrastructure team in Princeton, New Jersey. The ideal candidate will possess strong database knowledge and programming skills, particularly in Go and Python, to enhance Bloomberg's data platform, which operates at a massive scale. **

Salary

Base: $160,000 - $240,000 USD Annual; Bonus/Equity: Incentive compensation (exempt roles only); Benefits: Comprehensive plan including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, and paid time off

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 4+ years professional software development experience
  • Deep knowledge of database internals
  • Strong programming skills in Go or Python
  • Experience designing multi-region Vitess-backed clusters
  • Ability to build internal tools for failover and schema changes

Nice-to-have

  • Contributions to open source projects like MySQL or RocksDB
  • Familiarity with Kafka, Spark, or lakehouse architectures
  • Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform
  • Passion for reliability, scale, and mentoring others
  • Experience tuning clusters across cloud and bare metal

Key Requirements

  • 4+ years of professional software development or SRE experience
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent work experience

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