Full Stack Developer, Associate

About this role

BlackRock, the world's largest investment manager, is seeking an experienced Associate to join our team. We are committed to helping our clients reach their investment goals through the delivery of innovative products and services. As a firm, we challenge ourselves to lead with purpose and promote long-term value creation. We use technology to democratize access to investing and provide clarity on financial markets.

We handle and protect over $10 trillion (USD) in assets and have an extraordinary responsibility to clients worldwide. Our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for education, buy homes, and improve their financial well-being.

Aladdin Engineering is at the heart of this ecosystem, building cutting-edge technology that powers the management of trillions in assets and supports millions of financial instruments. We process millions of transactions and perform critical risk calculations daily, enabling the next generation of investment solutions.

You will be part of the Aladdin team, BlackRock’s investment operating system, used internally and by financial institutions globally. Aladdin integrates sophisticated risk analytics with comprehensive portfolio management, trading, and operations tools, all on a single platform. It enables informed decision-making and creates a collaborative ecosystem for thousands of global investors.

For this role, you are going to work with the Aladdin Research team within Aladdin Engineering, and responsible for maintaining and enhancing tool, which is a platform designed to enhance collaboration between research analysts and portfolio managers. It allows for quick CRUD operations of research notes and attachments, supporting searches by author, industry sector, and much more

Are you passionate about creating innovative technology that shapes the financial markets? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, solving some exciting challenges? Do you want to work alongside hands-on leaders in both technology and finance?

As a technologist at BlackRock, you’ll have the unique opportunity to work for one of the world’s most sophisticated financial companies while being part of a software development team building next-generation technology and solutions.

Responsibilities:

As an Alpha Engineering Associate, your responsibilities will include:

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills

• Identifies and implements improvements to processes

• Expertise and insight are sought; actively shares widely

• Creates collaborative work environments and seeks out different view

• Exercises independent judgement

• A proven ability to build strong relationships and develop trusted partnerships through open communication and continuous delivery

• Knowledge of the software creation process and familiarity with unit testing, agile methodologies, and CI/CD principles

• Experience working with distributed teams across different time zones.

Requirements:

• Experience (4+ years) on Java and related technologies, with OO skills and design patterns- (e.g. Spring, Collections, Multi-threading, Exception handling)

• Experience (4+ years) building UI components using latest in web technologies (e.g. Angular, React, NGRX) and languages (e.g. TypeScript)

• Strong knowledge of Open-Source technology stack (Spring, Hibernate, Maven, JUnit)

• Experience with RDBMS (e.g. Sybase, MSSQL) and or NoSQL database (e.g. Apache Cassandra)

Nice to have:

• Exposure to Reactive programming with RxJS

• Exposure to State Management Strategies with NgRx

• Exposure to Micro frontend

• Exposure to the financial, investment management domain

• Experience with DevOps and tools like Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience building microservices and APIs ideally with REST, Kafka or gRPC.

• Experience with agile methodology in SDLC

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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 Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.