Title: Principal Software Engineer (EJV)
ID: TEC00021521

Description

Thomson Reuters is a global leader in providing essential information to the world's businesses and professionals in Law, Financial Services, Tax & Accounting, Media, Healthcare and Scientific Research. With our deep expertise and understanding of these professions, we are able to offer our customers a broad range of innovative products and services. The relevant, insightful information and intuitive supporting systems we provide enable our customers to be successful. Thomson Reuters has operations in 93 countries around the globe. More information about Thomson Reuters and its financial performance can be found on www.ThomsonReuters.com.

Role and Responsibilities:

The qualified individual will be part of a team developing fixed income information and analytics products. The team is responsible for enabling the core infrastructure for fixed income reference data, used by internal and external Reuters content clients worldwide. Successful applicant will be responsible for the design, implementation, QA, documentation, production release, and ongoing support and maintenance of systems consisting of web applications, automated processes and databases.

Qualifications

- Related degrees: Bachelors degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience
- 5+ years working experience in software development project
- Complete the objectives of each assignment within the agreed timeframe
- Demonstrated experience in all phases from design to release of production systems
- Strong analytic thinking skills
- Familiarity with agile development techniques beneficial
- Required languages: 4+ years programming in C, C++ or Perl; SQL (any variant)
- Required products: 4+ years experience with UNIX or Linux variant
- Optional languages: XML, HTML, Java, Python, Ruby
- Optional products: Sybase SQL Server, Apache, modperl, Mason, CGI, Autosys, Bugzilla, Wiki, CVS
- Interest in the financial markets
- Ability to communicate in English, verbal & written
- Effective technical communication skills
- Passion for learning and strong learning skills
- Ability to be a team player

In addition, it is an advantage to meet any of the following qualifications:

- Programming and/or administration experience in the UNIX environment
- Experience in CGI programming
- Experience in Sybase or Microsoft SQL Server
- Hands-on experience in version control systems, subversion preferred
- Good understanding of software engineering and object-oriented design
- Good understanding of database design

Thomson Reuters employees take pride in providing our customers around the world with information that is timely, accurate, unbiased and trusted. We have a profound respect for the professions and customers we serve and define our success in terms of their success. Our work environment is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial. We have a result-oriented culture that demands excellence, agility, and the desire to move quickly and precisely to seize opportunities. Our environment is both challenging and supportive - we give employees the opportunity to develop their skills and do their best work.

Thomson Reuters values diversity of culture and thought and seeks talented, qualified employees in all its operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Job: Technology Development
Primary Location: China-Beijing-CHN-Beijing-Blk15 Zhongguancun
Organization: M Content Inst & Pricing Cont
Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No