About this role
Company: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
Job Title: Vice President, Senior Engineer
Location: 400 Howard St San Francisco, CA 94105
Job Duties: Engineer core services for the next generation Aladdin Container Platform to host cloud native applications at scale. Manage edge routing, load balancing, security, and web asset caching services for our internal and internet-facing applications. Support all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, system development, testing, implementation and production support for services and applications to scale system operations. Design and develop core distributed systems and cloud computing infrastructure, including Sybase, MSSQL, Docker, and Kubernetes. Create development environment for developers and build technology to scale system operations. Develop and support tools, frameworks, languages, and core libraries. Build different components of the distributed compute engine that retrieves, transforms, loads, and distributes complex, unstructured and structured reference data into Aladdin, while architecting a scalable, fault- tolerant, and highly available system. Contribute to the open API platform to enable clients to integrate Aladdin into their enterprise.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or as an Associate, Analyst or a related role. Must have five (5) years of experience with: Software development using Go, Java and Python; Kubernetes and Docker for Containerization; Software development principles and best practices, including object oriented programming, clean and modular code design, code reviews, testing strategies, version control, and long term maintainability; Agile software development methodologies; CI/CD using Azure DevOps and Amazon AWS; Linux environments and shell scripting; GitOps workflows including ArgoCD and Flux, and source control management; Cloud Native concepts and best practices, including containerization, microservices, declarative infrastructure, scalability, resilience, and automation; and Sybase and MSSQL Database Experience. Must have four (4) years of experience with: Networking and containerization fundamentals, including edge routing, DNS, ingress and network security; Secrets management, PKI, and certificate lifecycle automation including Vault, cert-manager and cert-based auth, and k8s secrets; Helm, Kustomize, and manifest management including templating, overlays, and chart design; and Monitoring, alerting, and SLOs including Prometheus, Grafana, dashboards, and alert tuning.
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For San Francisco, CA Only the salary range for this position is USD$213,512.00 - USD$215,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.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.
We recruit, hire, train, promote, pay, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including assumptions about a person’s appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. We interpret these protected statuses broadly to include both the actual status and also any perceptions and assumptions made regarding these statuses.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
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Five years of experience in the job offered or as an Associate, Analyst, or related role
- Five years of software development experience using Go, Java, and Python
- Five years of experience with Kubernetes and Docker containerization
- Five years of experience with software development principles, object-oriented programming, modular code design, code reviews, testing, version control, and maintainability
- Five years of experience with Agile software development methodologies
- Five years of CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps and Amazon AWS
- Five years of experience with Linux environments and shell scripting
- Five years of GitOps workflows, including ArgoCD, Flux, and source control management
- Five years of cloud-native concepts, including containerization, microservices, declarative infrastructure, scalability, resilience, and automation
- Five years of Sybase and MSSQL database experience
- Four years of networking and containerization fundamentals, including edge routing, DNS, ingress, and network security
- Four years of secrets management, PKI, certificate lifecycle automation, Vault, cert-manager, certificate-based authentication, and Kubernetes secrets
- Four years of Helm, Kustomize, and manifest management, including templating, overlays, and chart design
- Four years of monitoring, alerting, and SLO experience using Prometheus and Grafana
BlackRock Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible Time Off (no fixed PTO bank) with manager approval is highlighted alongside separate sick and bereavement leave, signaling broad time-off options. Feedback suggests this high‑trust approach is a notable strength among large employers.
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Parental & Family Support — Gender‑neutral U.S. parental leave offers up to 16 weeks for primary caregivers and up to 4 weeks for non‑primary caregivers, plus a two‑week flexible return‑to‑work transition. Backup child/elder care, fertility/adoption/surrogacy assistance, and lactation support are also emphasized.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include 401(k)/retirement savings plans, financial counseling/education, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, complemented by programs like tuition assistance and student‑loan/college‑savings support where applicable. Feedback suggests these components form a strong financial‑wellness package.
BlackRock Insights
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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