Full Stack Engineer, Aladdin Engineering, Associate

About this role

About BlackRock

BlackRock is a global leader in investment management, risk management, and advisory services. We help clients build better financial futures by integrating deep financial expertise with industry‑leading technology.

Technology sits at the center of BlackRock’s business. Our engineers build platforms that operate at global scale, supporting both BlackRock’s investment processes and the technology we deliver to clients worldwide.

About This Role

We are looking for Full‑Stack Software Engineers who enjoy working across the technology stack—from user experiences and APIs to distributed backend systems—and who are excited to build data‑driven and AI‑enabled platforms.

In this role, you will partner with product managers, designers, architects, and fellow engineers to build intuitive, scalable, and resilient solutions used by BlackRock teams and over 100 external organizations globally.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and deliver end‑to‑end features across the stack, including frontend applications, backend services, APIs, and data layers
• Partner with product owners, UX designers, and architects to translate business requirements into user‑centric and scalable technical solutions
• Build modern, responsive web applications while ensuring strong backend performance and reliability
• Design and implement microservices and APIs that power enterprise‑grade platforms
• Integrate data‑driven and AI‑enabled capabilities such as analytics, intelligent workflows, or decision‑support features
• Apply responsible engineering practices when working with data, models, and AI‑powered systems
• Write well‑tested, maintainable, and secure code, with a strong focus on quality, performance, and operational excellence using AI tools.
• Continuously adopt new frameworks, tools, and best practices across full‑stack, cloud, and AI technologies

You Are

• Curious and eager to learn, with a willingness to challenge the status quo
• Comfortable switching contexts between frontend, backend, and system‑level concerns
• A strong owner of your work who values accountability, craftsmanship, and clear communication
• Data‑driven and analytical, able to reason about complex systems and user interactions
• Thoughtful about applying technology—and AI—where it delivers real user and business value

We Are

• Passionate about building scalable, intuitive, and high‑quality software
• Delivering platforms used by BlackRock and a broad external client base
• Focused on engineering excellence, reliability, and responsible innovation
• Committed to open source, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• A global engineering organization with teams across New York, London, San Francisco, and Gurgaon

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience developing enterprise‑grade software systems
• Strong backend engineering experience in Java, including:
• Microservices architecture
• Spring / Spring Boot
• Hibernate or equivalent ORM frameworks
• Experience building REST and/or gRPC APIs
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object‑oriented design
• Experience with frontend development, using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Angular or React)
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem‑solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience building end‑to‑end web and backend applications, including UI design considerations, API contracts, and backend scalability
• Experience integrating AI or data‑driven systems into full‑stack applications
• Understanding of AI fundamentals, including model lifecycle concepts (training, inference, evaluation, monitoring)
• Familiarity with using AI coding tool to develop application end to end.
• Experience with cloud platforms, ideally Microsoft Azure
• Exposure to distributed systems and event‑driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, Cassandra)
• Experience using caching technologies (e.g., Redis, Apache Ignite) for responsive, scalable applications
• Knowledge of Finance, Investments, or Post‑Trade processing

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 Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.