Bloomberg · 1 week ago
Senior Software Engineer - Base Layers
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$160K/yr - $240K/yr
4+ years expBloomberg is a leading financial software, data, and media company, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Base Layers team. This role involves designing and building a composable image build platform to ensure secure and tested operating system and container images for Bloomberg's managed fleet.
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Responsibilities
Image Pipeline Design and Implementation – Architecting and building a composable, highly-reliable image and container base image building pipeline for both on-prem and cloud environments
Secure Baselines and Hardening – Defining, implementing, and enforcing secure operating system and container baselines, including CIS-aligned controls, to reduce the attack surface across the fleet
Tooling and Automation – Developing custom automation frameworks and developer-facing APIs on top of open source projects to streamline the image creation and testing lifecycle
Provenance and Supply-Chain Security – Implementing image lineage, asset tracking, and SBOM generation to provide traceability across the image lifecycle and strengthen supply-chain security
Testing and Verification – Integrating automated testing into the pipeline to ensure all derived images are fully tested, verified, and ready for deployment
Image Visibility and Consumer Interfaces – Building user-facing tools and web interfaces to allow consumers to inspect base image states, metadata, provenance, and compatibility, enabling informed adoption and derivation decisions
Upstream OSS Contributions – Collaborating with the broader open source community to enhance the tooling we rely on
Qualification
Required
4+ years of professional software engineering experience working with an object-oriented programming language (Python, C/C++, Java, etc.)
A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar field of study or equivalent work experience
Strong Linux/Unix systems background, including deep understanding of operating system internals, hardening, and configuration
Experience designing and operating highly-available, large-scale systems
Familiarity with foundational security concepts related to OS baselines and layers
Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, etc.) and their security implications
A collaborative, pragmatic approach to problem-solving and building scalable solutions
Preferred
Experience with image building systems (e.g., Packer, Kairos, or similar tools) and CI/CD platforms (e.g., Jenkins or equivalents)
Hands-on experience with configuration management, orchestration, or workflow systems (e.g., Chef, Ansible, Salt, Airflow or equivalents) in production environments
Experience defining and enforcing secure operating system baselines or container layers
Experience with one or more programming languages used for systems or product development (e.g., Go, React, Typescript, Ruby)
Experience contributing to or maintaining open source projects
Strong interest in testing, observability, and reliability engineering practices
Benefits
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
Various wellness programs
Company
Bloomberg
Bloomberg provides news, data, analytics, and communication services for the global business and financial world.
10001+ employees
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