Description
Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, and tackling some of the world's most interesting challenges? At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve sophisticated problems.
We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your outstanding skills, curiosity, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual. Our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being.
Our ETF development team is part of the Aladdin Engineering group. We manage a software platform that oversees the global iShares investment process. Together, we develop cutting-edge technology that transforms the interaction between information, people, and technology for global investment firms.
As a member of Aladdin Engineering, you will be working in a fast-paced and highly complex environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams in a multi-office, multi-country environment to define, design, and ship high-quality software solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, deliver, and maintain applications with focus on high efficiency, high availability, concurrent and fault-tolerant software
- Demonstrate technical leadership of software design & architecture to support strategic product roadmap
- Collaborate with project managers, technical leads, and business analysts to contribute throughout the SDLC cycle
- Manage stakeholders for driving business decisions, negotiating priorities, and partner with various business teams to drive strategy and technology adoption
- Ensure scale, resilience and stability through risk identification and mitigation, quality code reviews, creating robust test suites, and providing level two support
Skills & Experience:
- Hands-on programming experience in Java and/or Python with OO skills and design patterns
- Exposure to building microservices and APIs ideally with Kafka or gRPC
- Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases (such as SQL Server, Apache Cassandra)
- Experience with DevOps, continuous integration, and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and tools like Azure DevOps
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and software architecture skills
- Experience in partnering with other teams, sponsors, and user groups who are on the same product journey
- Ability to work in Agile/Scrum development environments with strong teamwork, communication, and time management skills
- Innovative and a thought leader around new/cutting-edge technologies
Nice to Have:
- Exposure to and innovative thinking around AI workflows and code generation
- Experience with financial applications
- Experience with cloud native tools (such as Kubernetes, Docker) and cloud platforms (such as Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Exposure to high scale distributed technologies such as Kafka, Ignite, Redis
- Experience or real interest in finance, investment processes, and/or an ability to translate business problems into technical solutions
Qualifications:
- B.S. / M.S. college degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related subject area
- 3+ years of hands-on development exposure
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.