# VP, Java Back-End Engineer

**Company**: BlackRock
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Finance
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219635

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## Description

At BlackRock, technology is the foundation of our business.

As a VP, Java Back-End Engineer, you’ll lead by example , architecting, coding, and mentoring teams to build resilient systems that power our global post-trade operations.

You’ll design and deliver enterprise-scale software with a focus on reliability, performance, and clean engineering practices.

This role is ideal for a technical leader who enjoys staying close to the code, guiding design decisions, and solving complex data challenges , all while fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

## Key Responsibilities

- Design and develop robust, high-performance back-end systems using Java 11+ and the Spring Boot ecosystem.

- Lead design discussions, code reviews, and architecture sessions with a hands-on approach.

- Build and maintain microservices and event-driven systems to process and distribute large-scale financial data.

- Develop data integration and pipeline components that connect systems across Snowflake, SQL Server, and real-time streaming platforms.

- Implement and optimize Redis-based caching and data stores for low-latency access patterns.

- Champion best practices for code quality, testing, automation, and performance tuning.

- Mentor engineers to elevate technical craftsmanship, problem-solving, and design thinking.

- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure technical solutions align with product goals and business outcomes.

## Qualifications / Competencies

- B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.

- 8+ years of professional experience in Java and object-oriented design.

- Strong knowledge of Spring Boot, REST APIs, and enterprise integration patterns.

- Deep expertise in SQL Server, including stored procedures, performance tuning, and data modeling.

- Experience with Redis for caching or data persistence.

- Hands-on exposure to distributed event streaming and messaging platforms or similar publish-subscribe systems for real-time event processing.

- Familiarity with Snowflake and data pipeline concepts (ETL, batch vs. streaming).

- Experience with Agentic coding and general understanding of how LLMs are working.

- Strong focus on clean architecture, maintainability, and production readiness.

- Excellent communication and leadership skills , able to guide teams and influence design direction.

## Benefits

BlackRock offers a wide range of benefits including:

- A strong retirement plan

- Tuition reimbursement

- Comprehensive healthcare

- Support for working parents

- Flexible Time Off (FTO)

## Hybrid Work Model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model requires employees to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week.

## Skills

### Required
- Java
- Spring Boot
- REST APIs
- SQL Server
- Redis
- Snowflake
- Distributed event streaming and messaging platforms
- Agentic coding
- LLMs

### Nice to have
- Enterprise-grade container orchestration platform
- Open Container Initiative (OCI) container image packaging and runtime
- Cloud-native environments (AWS/GCP)
- Observability tools (metrics collection, Grafana, Open Telemetry)
- Python scripting
- Prompt Engineering
- Agentic AI

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