# VP, Software Engineering - PACE Platform

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

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## Description

## About this role

PACE (Private Asset Calculation Engine) is BlackRock's strategic analytics engine powering alternative investments performance and risk analytics across eFront tools. The platform consists of multiple interconnected services including Fund, Asset, Portfolio, Transaction, Benchmarking, ESG, and Holding services—each responsible for specific calculation domains while maintaining consistency through shared libraries and Protocol Buffer contracts.

## Role Overview

Lead the architecture, delivery, and operational excellence of the PACE platform. You will mentor a team of 8–15+ engineers, drive technical strategy, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to scale our platform for alternative investment professionals.

## Key Responsibilities

- Technical Leadership (35%) – Define platform architecture, lead calculation engine direction (IRR/TWR/NPV), drive gRPC API design, champion engineering best practices.

- Team Leadership (30%) – Build and mentor engineering team, conduct performance reviews, recruit talent, foster technical excellence culture.

- Delivery (20%) – Ensure timely delivery, manage production operations, drive >90% test coverage for critical paths, balance tech debt vs features.

- Stakeholder Management (15%) – Partner with Product, communicate to senior leadership, build relationships with Portfolio Managers and Fund Analysts.

## Required Qualifications

- 5–10+ years Java software engineering experience.

- 5+ years in technical leadership roles.

- 3+ years leading teams of 5+ engineers.

- Track record delivering large-scale distributed systems.

- Background in financial services technology (alternative investments preferred).

## Technical Expertise

- Core Stack: Java 17+, Spring Boot 3.x, gRPC, Protocol Buffers, Maven.

- Infrastructure: Azure, AKS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD.

- Architecture: Microservices, DDD, API design, high availability.

- Domain: Alternative investments, IRR/TWR, fund accounting.

## Leadership Competencies

Strategic Thinking, People Leadership, Communication, Business Acumen, Delivery Excellence.

## Preferred Qualifications

- BS/MS in Computer Science or related field.

- Experience with eFront or Aladdin platforms.

## Skills

### Required
- Java
- Spring Boot
- gRPC
- Protocol Buffers
- Maven
- Azure
- AKS
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD
- Microservices
- DDD
- API design
- high availability
- alternative investments
- IRR/TWR
- fund accounting

### Nice to have
- eFront
- Aladdin