VP, Software Engineer (Java & C++)

Are you passionate about building innovative technology that shapes financial markets? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment while tackling some of the world’s most complex challenges? Do you want to learn from and collaborate with hands-on leaders across technology and finance?

At BlackRock, we’re looking for engineers who are driven to innovate and solve hard problems. We value diverse perspectives and embrace your unique skills, curiosity, and ambition—supporting your growth both technically and personally.

With over $14 trillion in assets, our responsibility is significant: the technology we build empowers millions of investors to achieve their financial goals—whether saving for retirement, funding education, or building a secure future.

As a softwareengineer at BlackRock, you’ll combine the scale and sophistication of a global financial leader with the opportunity to build next-generation technology at the forefront of the industry.

What is Aladdin and Aladdin Engineering (AE)?

• Aladdin platform: You will be working on BlackRock’s investment operating system, Aladdin—used both internally and by financial institutions worldwide. It brings together sophisticated risk analytics, portfolio management, trading, and operations in a single, unified platform. Aladdin enables informed decision-making and connects thousands of users across the global investment ecosystem.

• Aladdin Engineering: Our team sits within Aladdin Engineering, where we build the next generation of technology that redefines how people, data, and systems interact across global investment firms. We develop and scale platforms that manage trillions of dollars in assets, process millions of transactions daily, and support a vast universe of financial instruments.

• Portfolio Management Engineering: Within AE, Portfolio Management Engineering empowers investors with clarity, precision, and confidence. We design resilient, scalable systems that transform complex data into actionable insights—enabling faster, better investment decisions. By connecting strategy, analytics, and execution into seamless workflows, we simplify complexity, automate routine processes, and surface risk and opportunity. Through innovation and engineering excellence, we build platforms that evolve with the markets.

Being a member of the Portfolio Management Engineering team you will be:

• Tenacious: Thrive in a fast-paced, highly complex environment

• Innovative: Evaluate multiple solutions and apply technology creatively and flexibly

• Collaborative: Work effectively as part of a team and communicate with clarity

• Adaptable: Quickly learn new concepts and apply them with impact

Responsibilities

• Own project priorities, timelines, and deliverables, leveraging Agile methodologies

• Design and deliver highly efficient, scalable, and resilient systems with strong availability and fault tolerance. Hands-on coding

• Contribute to the development of Aladdin’s global, multi-asset trading platform

• Act as a senior individual contributor, delivering key capabilities within portfolio management systems, including next-generation portfolio construction and monitoring

• Partner with product management and business stakeholders to define and evolve the product roadmap

• Design innovative solutions to complex problems, proactively identifying risks and removing roadblocks

• Provide technical leadership—driving team productivity, mentoring developers, and fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence

Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent.

• Over 7 years of hands-on experience in Core Java, C++ and enterprise-grade software engineering.

• Experience leading engineering teams, projects, or being fully responsible for the design and technical quality of a significant application, system, or key component. 

• Ability to form positive relationships with partnering teams, sponsors, and user groups

• Strong interest in current and emerging trends of platforms and technologies

• In-depth understanding of concurrent programming and designing high throughput, high availability, fault-tolerant distributed applications.

• Expertise in building ad optimizingdistributed applications using SQL and/or NoSQL technologies such as MSSQL, MongoDB, Snowflake, or Redis.

• Strong interest in distributed systems, infrastructure services, cloud technology and AI/ML techniques.

• Prior experience with message broker technology such as Kafka or gRPC.

• Prior experience or academic knowledge in AI, solutions, and technology is a plus.

• Knowledge of modern front-end frameworks such as React, Vue.js, or Angular is a plus.

• Excellent analytical and software architecture design skills, with an emphasis on test-driven development.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.

• Experience or real interest in finance, investments or portfolio management processes, and an ability to translate business problems into technical solutions