Java Full Stack Engineer , Aladdin Engineering - Associate

About this role

About this role

Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, but want to tackle some of the world’s most complex problems? Do you want to work with, and learn from, hands-on leaders in technology and finance?

At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve sophisticated and interesting problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your unique skills, curiosity, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual.

Being a developer at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most advanced financial companies and being part of a software development team responsible for next generation technology and solutions.

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he position is for a Full-Stack Software Engineer who’s willing to broaden skills within Aladdin Engineering’s Aladdin Channels & Experience team whose mission is to increase engagement and satisfaction for our clients through our web & mobile channels by providing technology utilized by Researchers, Portfolio Managers, Risk Managers and Compliance Officers.

You will help incubate, prototype and implement the road map for new digital products, working in agile squads alongside highly skilled global Product Owners, Designers, Researchers and Engineers. Our ideal candidate is a mid-level engineer who is equally to architect and implement maintainable and scalable back-end solutions driven by lead engineers on the team.

You are:

• Curious and eager to learn new things, with a healthy disrespect for the status quo, brave to bring your own ideas to the table
• Willing to embrace work outside of your comfort zone, and open to guidance from others; you make mistakes, but learn from them
• Passionate about technology, with personal and emotional ownership for the work you do
• Have an eye for the details that matter to tackle the problem but also not lose focus on the big picture and mission we are pursuing
• Open to work in a truly agile environment

We are:

• Passionate about building quality software and scaling technology to meet the needs of tomorrow and get in the hands of people bringing user-value and satisfaction
• Building solutions for BlackRock and many other organizations who use our technology
• Developing in Java, Kotlin, Docker, Kubernetes, TypeScript, React Native, Angular, Swift and many others
• Learning whatever we need and doing everything to reach our goals – let it be the implementation of complex, scalable architecture on the back-end, design-system components for mobile, holding the torch and establishing development practices in BlackRock
• Writing testable software every day, with a focus on incremental innovation
• Committed to open source, and contributing back to the community

Key job responsibilities

• Help design and build the next generation of the world best investment platform
• Work with global product teams to create and evaluate the product roadmap – inputting on what we should be creating and how we should go about it
• Be the technical voice at the table, prepared to educate and guide the business on the right approach, technologies and trends
• Apply quality software engineering practices through all phases of development and into production
• Leading the development of our next wave of applications; Contribute to an agile development team working with product owners, designers, front-end developers, API owners, users and leads
• Collaborate with team members in a multi-office, multi-country environment
• Ensure resilience and stability through quality code reviews, unit, regression and performance (load) testing, dev ops and level two production support (if needed)

What we are looking for:

• 4+ years of experience in software development using Java (Java EE, Spring MVC)
• 4+ years of software engineering work experience on large scale software development and deployment experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; presents ideas in a clear, concise and constructive manner to a diverse audience
• An ability to translate real business problems into technical solutions
• A track record of forging strong relationships and building trusted partnerships through open dialogue and continuous delivery
• Experience and understanding of both waterfall and Agile project management disciplines, with an emphasis on Scrum and LeanUX
• Passion for technology; meaning you possess a deep functional understanding of APIs and algorithms
• B.S. / M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline

This may come useful:

• Experience in Spring WebFlux / reactive programming
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines in Microsoft Azure DevOps
• Familiar with OpenAPI specification and standards
• Experience working on integrating and customizing industry standard API Gateways like NGINX, Apigee etc.
• Experience in building secure software
• Experience with cloud technologies (e.g. Microsoft Azure, AWS) is an advantage
• Experience with microservice architecture is an advantage
• Experience using different Log management systems (e.g. Splunk etc.) is a huge advantage
• Experience with different Identity platforms (e.g. Okta etc.) is a huge advantage
• Experience in mobile development (Objective-C, Swift, Kotlin, React Native)
• Experience in web front-end development and related frameworks is an advantage but not mandatory (e.g. HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, React, Vue.js etc.)
• Ability and interest to learn other coding languages as needed

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.

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.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.