About this role

About this role

Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, and tackling some of the world’s most interesting challenges? Do you want to work with, and learn from, hands-on leaders in technology and finance?

At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve sophisticated problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your outstanding skills, curiosity, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual.

We invest and protect over $9 trillion (USD) of assets and have an extraordinary responsibility to our clients all over the world. Our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being.

Being a technologist at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most sophisticated financial companies and being part of a software development team responsible for next generation technology and solutions.

Team Overview

The Aladdin Product Group’s Post Trade & Accounting Team provides technology solutions for BlackRock's post trade investment life cycle operational processes including Accounting & Reporting platform to support the scale at which BlackRock operates. The team is responsible for a suite of applications including highly complex and scalable performance calculation engines, investment accounting, client reporting systems, platform for reconciliation, derivative management. We innovate incrementally and focus on high level of client service through responsiveness, accuracy, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deliver, and maintain web applications with a focus on both frontend and backend components.

• Demonstrate technical leadership of software design & architecture to support strategic product roadmap,

• Deliver plans and define milestones, prioritize initiatives, and properly allocate resources to meet project delivery and business commitments

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a multi-office, multi-country environment to define, design, and ship high-quality software solutions.

• Implement responsive user interface apps using Angular and ensure seamless integration with backend services with an API-first approach.

• Design and develop innovative solutions to complex problems, identifying issues and roadblocks.

• Work with project managers, technical leads, and business analysts to contribute throughout the SDLC cycle.

• Manage stakeholders for driving business decisions, negotiating priorities, and partner with various business teams to drive strategy and technology adoption

• Ensure scale, resilience and stability through risk identification and mitigation, quality code reviews, creating robust test suites, and providing level two support.

• Foster continuous improvement in software development practices through innovation and automation.

• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve development processes.

Skills & Experience

• Experience leading development teams or projects of a significant application, system, or component.

• Hands-on programming experience in Java, Python, JavaScript, Typescript with OO skills and design patterns

• Experience with Open Source technology stacks and frameworks (Spring, Angular, React, Tomcat, Maven, Junit, NodeJS, Express)

• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases (such as SQL Server, Apache Cassandra)

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and software architecture skills.

• Experience in partnering with other teams, sponsors, and user groups who are on the same product journey.

• Ability to work in Agile/Scrum development environments with strong teamwork, communication, and time management skills.

• Innovative and a thought leader around new/cutting-edge technologies.

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud native tools (such as Kubernetes, Docker) and cloud platforms (such as Azure, AWS, or GCP)

• Experience with frontend frameworks & responsive web design (WebPack, HTML5, CSS3) is a plus.

• Exposure to high scale distributed technologies such as Kafka, Ignite, Redis.

• Experience with DevOps, continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and tools like Azure DevOps.

• Experience or real interest in finance, investment processes, and/or an ability to translate business problems into technical solutions.

Qualifications

• B.S. / M.S. college degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related subject area
• 7+ years of hands-on development exposure

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.