About this role
About This Role
We are looking for a Frontend Software Engineer to help build and enhance our internal platform which supports operations, sales, and portfolio management workflows. In this role, you will create intuitive user experiences that help investment professionals analyze data, manage strategies, and make informed decisions.
This is an opportunity to work on complex, business-critical applications in a fast-paced environment, partnering closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful technology. At BlackRock, your work will combine the scale and stability of a global firm with the ownership and innovation of a product-driven engineering team.
With over USD $14 trillion of assets, we have an exceptional responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for university, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being.
Being an engineer at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most sophisticated financial companies while being part of a software development team responsible for next-generation technology and solutions.
About You
Tenacious: You excel in a fast-paced, highly complex environment and persist in solving tough challenges.
Creative problem solver: You analyze multiple solutions and deploy technologies in a flexible way to tackle problems efficiently.
Collaborative teammate: You think and work collaboratively, communicate effectively, and inspire those around you.
Fast learner: You pick up new concepts quickly and apply them to your work with minimal guidance.
What you’ll do:
Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering ways of working (CI/CD, automated testing, best practices)
Design and build complex, workflow-driven user interfaces using TypeScript and React
Drive performance optimization, maintainability, and architectural consistency across applications
Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver business-critical enhancements
Skills and Experience:
Strong expertise in TypeScript and React
Expertise building and maintaining tooling for TypeScript projects (e.g., build systems, testing frameworks, developer workflows)
Experience building large-scale, production-grade front-end applications
Deep understanding of UI architecture, state management, and performance optimization
UX expertise: experience designing intuitive applications that distill complex, real-time data into clear, actionable user experiences, with a strong focus on user productivity
Take ownership of parts of a SaaS product, including production monitoring and incident resolution
Demonstrable experience building modern software using engineering tools such as git, unit testing and integration testing tools, mocking frameworks.
Background in building high-quality software using design-focused and test-driven approaches
Strong analytical and software design skills, with an emphasis on writing well-tested code.
Ability to form positive relationships with partnering teams, sponsors, and user groups.
Nice to have
Familiarity with Visual Regression Testing and Unit Testing
Knowledge of functional programming (RxJS)
Experience working with REST APIs and WebSockets
Understanding of financial markets and industry workflows
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.
Guidance on AI use for candidates
At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.
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.
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.
BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.
BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.
BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.Skills Required
- Strong expertise in TypeScript and React
- Experience building large-scale, production-grade front-end applications
- Expertise building and maintaining tooling for TypeScript projects (build systems, testing frameworks, developer workflows)
- Deep understanding of UI architecture, state management, and performance optimization
- UX expertise designing intuitive applications that surface complex, real-time data
- Take ownership of parts of a SaaS product, including production monitoring and incident resolution
- Experience with engineering tools such as git, unit testing, integration testing, and mocking frameworks
- Experience with CI/CD and automated testing best practices
- Background using design-focused and test-driven development approaches
- Strong analytical and software design skills, with emphasis on writing well-tested code
- Ability to collaborate with partnering teams, sponsors, and user groups
- Familiarity with Visual Regression Testing
- Knowledge of functional programming concepts and RxJS
- Experience working with REST APIs and WebSockets
- Understanding of financial markets and industry workflows
What We Do
As the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock partners with investors around the globe to help them (and those on whose behalf they invest) plan for life’s most important goals – like retirement, home ownership and their children’s education. Our clients range from governments, foundations and other large institutions to those investing on behalf of individuals, including firefighters, nurses, teachers and factory workers. BlackRock was founded with the idea of creating a better asset management firm — one that was purpose-driven, focused on clients and risk management, and propelled by data and technology. Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform is BlackRock’s technological backbone, helping investors see and manage their whole portfolios in one place – from constructing investments to monitoring risk and executing trades. Used by hundreds of external institutions around the world, Aladdin combines powerful analytics and a common language to help investment teams make faster, more informed decisions across public and private markets. It’s a key part of our business and one of the reasons we’re trusted to manage more assets than any other investment manager today. At BlackRock, we challenge conventions and raise the bar for what’s possible. We harness technology to unlock new solutions, simplify complexity, and deliver investment strategies that meet people where they are. Whether it’s retirement planning, wealth building or navigating market shifts, we’re here to help clients invest more easily, more affordably and with more choice as we chart a path toward financial well-being together. Learn more: Careers.BlackRock.com
Why Work With Us
Without our people, technology is irrelevant. When we combine the power of people with the power of technology, we amplify our ability to create better outcomes for our employees, clients, shareholders and society alike.
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