Bloomberg is the benchmark for international markets across all asset classes when it comes to data. With over 40 years of infrastructure development, Bloomberg has built the knowledge base needed to translate global market activity into world-class market data serving 325,000+ Bloomberg Terminal subscribers worldwide.
FintegrationFS provides expert hire Bloomberg developer specialists who combine deep financial technology expertise with proven Bloomberg API integration experience. With 15+ years building trading platforms, portfolio management systems, and risk analytics applications serving 100 million+ users, we understand both Bloomberg's technical capabilities and the business requirements of institutional finance.
Hire Bloomberg Developer: Build Enterprise Financial Applications with Expert Bloomberg API Integration
Why Hire Specialized Bloomberg Developers
The Bloomberg Integration Challenge
Bloomberg offers several API versions to accommodate different programming languages and use cases: BLPAPI (Bloomberg API Core) foundation C++ API, language-specific wrappers for Python, Java, and .NET, and Server API (B-PIPE) for enterprise-level implementations. Each requires distinct expertise and architectural understanding.
Critical Technical Requirements:
Understanding BLPAPI core architecture and event-driven patterns. Implementing real-time subscription management. Handling Bloomberg data schemas across 56,000+ fields. Building reliable connection pooling and failover mechanisms. Processing historical time-series data efficiently. Integrating calculation engines for analytics. Managing Bloomberg Terminal entitlements and authentication. Ensuring data consistency across proprietary applications.
Common Development Challenges:
Teams without Bloomberg experience struggle with complex message parsing and event handling, efficient data caching and storage strategies, handling Bloomberg network connectivity issues, implementing proper error recovery mechanisms, optimizing query performance for large datasets, understanding field mnemonics and data types, managing user authentication and entitlements, and debugging production data quality issues.
Platform Capabilities:
Real-time market data across global exchanges. Historical pricing with decades of data depth. Premium reference data on 50 million+ securities. Corporate actions and earnings calendars. News and research integration. Analytics and calculation engines. Risk metrics and portfolio attribution. Custom derivative pricing models.
Bloomberg Development Services
1. Bloomberg API Developer Integration
Build sophisticated financial applications using Bloomberg's core BLPAPI across Python, Java, C++, and .NET platforms with optimized data retrieval and processing workflows.
Core API Implementation:
Connection management with automatic reconnection. Session handling and authentication. Service discovery and schema navigation. Request-response pattern implementation. Subscription-based streaming data. Event processing and message parsing. Error handling and retry logic. Performance optimization and caching.
Data Retrieval Services:
Reference data requests for security information. Historical data queries with date ranges. Intraday bar data for tick analysis. Real-time field subscriptions. Bulk data downloads. Corporate actions retrieval. News and research content access.
2. Bloomberg Terminal Developer Applications
Create custom applications that integrate directly with Bloomberg Terminal using Terminal Connect, delivering seamless workflows for trading desks and front-office professionals.
Terminal Integration:
Bloomberg Launchpad synchronization. Function launcher implementation. Real-time data exchange with Terminal. Spreadsheet integration via Bloomberg Excel Add-in. Custom Terminal components. Biometric authentication integration. Multi-monitor workspace coordination.
App Portal Development:
Custom Terminal apps for Bloomberg App Portal. User interface design within Terminal environment. Data visualization and charting components. Trade execution workflow integration. Alert and notification systems. Reporting and analytics dashboards.
3. Server API (SAPI) Enterprise Deployment
Implement Bloomberg Server API for enterprise-scale deployments delivering Bloomberg data to proprietary trading systems, risk platforms, and portfolio management applications.
Enterprise Architecture:
Centralized SAPI infrastructure setup. High-availability clustering configuration. Load balancing across multiple connections. Failover and disaster recovery. Monitoring and alerting systems. Performance tuning and optimization. License entitlement management.
Application Integration:
Trading platform connectivity. Order management system integration. Risk management platform feeds. Portfolio management system data. Compliance and regulatory reporting. Custom analytics engine development.
4. Financial Data Analytics Solutions
Build advanced analytics platforms leveraging Bloomberg's calculation engines, risk models, and quantitative data across asset classes.
Analytics Development:
Portfolio performance attribution. Risk metrics calculation (VaR, CVaR, stress testing). Fixed income analytics (yield curves, duration, convexity). Equity screening and factor analysis. Derivatives pricing and Greeks. Multi-currency performance reporting. Custom quantitative models.
Data Visualization:
Real-time market dashboards. Interactive charting libraries. Heat maps and correlation matrices. Performance attribution trees. Risk exposure visualizations. Custom reporting templates.
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Why Choose FintegrationFS
Whether you’re validating an MVP or building a large-scale financial platform, our team manages the entire software development lifecycle, including:
15+ Years of Fintech Expertise
FintegrationFS specializes exclusively in financial technology with deep experience building trading platforms, investment apps, and banking solutions. We've delivered platforms processing billions in transactions and serving millions of users.
Financial Platform Experience:
Built neobanking platforms with integrated trading. Developed robo-advisory services with automatic rebalancing. Created algorithmic trading systems for hedge funds. Implemented portfolio management for wealth advisors. Launched cryptocurrency trading platforms. Integrated payment and card issuing capabilities.
Official Fintech API Partnerships
As official partners with leading financial infrastructure providers, we deliver faster, more reliable integrations with proven implementation patterns.
Strategic Partnerships:
Official Plaid partner for account verification and balance checking. Straddle partnership for payment infrastructure and ACH processing. Quiltt integration for modern banking connectivity. Dwolla, Stripe, and Finix for payment processing. Unit and Solid for card issuance. Persona and Onfido for identity verification. Sardine AI and Effectiv AI for fraud prevention.
30+ Reusable Fintech Components
Accelerate Alpaca integration with our production-tested financial components reducing development time 40-60% while ensuring quality.
Available Trading Components:
Account onboarding workflows with KYC. Trading interfaces (order entry, position displays). Portfolio analytics dashboards. Market data visualization components. Risk questionnaire and suitability assessments. Tax document generation (1099-B, 1099-DIV). Compliance reporting frameworks. Mobile trading app UI libraries. Admin portals for operations.
Bloomberg Software Engineer Jobs and Skills
Bloomberg API Developer
Responsibilities:
Integrate Bloomberg BLPAPI across Python, Java, or .NET. Build data retrieval and subscription services. Optimize performance for large datasets. Implement caching strategies. Handle error recovery.
Required Skills:
BLPAPI SDK experience, financial data understanding, C++/Python/Java proficiency, multithreading expertise, database optimization.
Development Process
Discovery
Week 1-2
Requirements analysis, Bloomberg services selection, data field mapping, architecture design
Design
week 2-3
System architecture, API integration patterns, data flow design, security framework
Development
week 3-7
Agile sprints, Bloomberg API integration, feature implementation, testing
Testing
week 7-10
Integration testing, data validation, load testing, UAT
Deployment
week 10-20
Production setup, monitoring, launch support
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