About this role
Do you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, experimenting with new approaches, and working in an environment that combines the discipline of an enterprise platform with the curiosity and pace of a startup?
At BlackRock, we look for engineers who are excited to push the boundaries of modern frontend development - from advanced UI frameworks to high‑performance micro‑frontends and platform‑level tooling that sits at the heart of investment workflows handling real financial outcomes.
In Core UI Engineering, you’ll work on systems that operate at global scale and evolve the foundations of our web platform. This includes building reliable, performant user experiences, shaping shared frameworks, and increasingly exploring how AI‑assisted workflows can accelerate how we design, code, and deliver value. We are evolving toward purpose driven, outcome oriented product engineering, where humans guide and validate AI generated output while taking full responsibility for product, engineering, and business outcomes.
Our technology supports Portfolio Management teams overseeing over $14 trillion in assets, and the products you build will sit at the heart of tools used daily by investors making decisions that impact millions of people worldwide. It’s engineering work with real reach, real complexity, and real impact.
Why Join Aladdin Engineering?
Aladdin is BlackRock’s investment platform, used across the firm and by many of the world’s largest financial institutions. It combines rich analytics, portfolio management workflows, trading capabilities, and operational tools into a single ecosystem.
As part of Aladdin Engineering, and specifically our Core UI engineering efforts, you will help build the next generation of our web platform. This includes:
Modern UI frameworks used by thousands of users
Highly scalable micro‑frontend architectures
Performance‑critical components powering real‑time portfolio decisions
Developer tooling that improves reliability, observability, and speed
Early experimentation with AI, workflows assisted code generation and testing
Evolving standards and best practices for teams across the company
We take pride in engineering excellence, in delivering value quickly, and in continuously adapting our processes as new technologies emerge.
What You’ll Be Doing
Collaborate with colleagues across UK, US, India, and other global offices.
Build highly available, resilient, and performant frontend systems and frameworks used by thousands of users.
Contribute to the evolution of Aladdin’s multi‑asset trading and portfolio management capabilities, using AI to accelerate domain learning and solution design
Shape product direction together with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership.
Mentor and guide frontend engineers, helping cultivate a culture of curiosity, inclusion, and technical excellence.
Work in an Agile setup where autonomy, ownership, and accountability matter.
Use AI proactively from day one, both as a development accelerator and as a tool you validate and refine to ensure highquality outcomes.
Ability to combine generalist problemsolving with strong engineering fundamentals, guiding AI tools while retaining human ownership of outcomes.
Design elegant solutions from idea to production, with strong engineering discipline and early foundations to keep human and AIgenerated code reliable, clear, and free of technical debt.
What We’re Looking For
AI 1st engineers, who has experience using AI development tools
7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong hands-on proficiency with TypeScript, JavaScript, Angular and React.
Deep understanding of web performance, rendering patterns, application security, and modern frontend architectures.
Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tooling, or Azure DevOps.
Experience leading project teams or owning significant system components.
Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions with clarity and practicality.
Comfort working in fast-paced, high-complexity domains.
Ability to use AI to support designthinking and architectural decisions, defining patterns and measurable SLO/NFR targets for highquality engineering outcomes.
Curiosity about AI‑augmented engineering, workflow-driven automation, or practical AI productization.
Nice to Have / Great to Learn Here
Experience working in an agile development team or on open-source development projects.
Knowledge of Core Java, design patterns, and distributed systems fundamentals.
Exposure to optimisation problems or quantitative systems.
An OSS footprint, engineering certifications, or anything that shows deep mastery of the craft.
Interest in shaping patterns for AI generated code quality, maintainability, and lifecycle safety.
If you’re passionate about modern frontend engineering and want to help shape the tools that power global Portfolio Management, we’d love to hear from you.
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.
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, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
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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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