Senior Engineer

Job Description: Job Title: Senior Engineer Corporate Title: Director Location: Bromley Company Overview: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day. We are devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact. Join us! Location Overview: Join our bustling Bromley office, situated in one of London’s greenest boroughs. Here you’ll find plentiful and easy commuting routes, with central London just 15 minutes away by train. Role Description: We have an amazing opportunity for an experienced Engineer to become part of Quartz Core Platform's database team. You will be building and re-architecting a globally eventually consistent object/data store with ~20 Petabytes of data, ~30 billion transactions written daily, and ~6 million concurrent connections worldwide. You should already have development experience designing and implementing database servers or large distributed caching systems. As a part of the Quartz team, you will contribute to the technology that will redefine the future of our business. Responsibilities: The Quartz Platform team is now starting a core refresh of the platform to modernize with capabilities required to meet our users’ future needs. We are looking to add an experienced software engineer with solid CS knowledge and proof of delivery on at least one large project in a relevant area (in a PhD or prior job). This person needs to be able to own and independently implement one part of a complex project while collaborating effectively with the owners of the other parts. What we are looking for: C++ Python B-tree implementation details Core database design concepts (transactionality, journaling) Distributed Database technologies Contributed to Database projects (such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, CouchDB, Hadoop, Apache Hive) Skills that will help: Networking Security & RBAC Linux Kernel Internals Object vs Structured Data serialization (ProtoBuff/Pickle) Benefits of working at Bank of America: Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness. Competitive pension plan, life assurance, and group income protection cover if you become unable to work. 20 days of back-up childcare and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum. The ability to change your core benefits as well as select a variety of flexible benefits. Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders, and virtual GP services. Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support. Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll, with the bank matching your contribution. Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program. Opportunity to give back to your community by volunteering. Bank of America: Good conduct and sound judgment are crucial to our long-term success. It’s important that all employees understand the expected standards of conduct. We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favorable treatment. We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.

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