About this role
What are Aladdin and Aladdin Engineering?
You will be working on BlackRock's investment tooling, operations, and application system called Aladdin. Aladdin combines sophisticated risk analytics with comprehensive portfolio management, trading, and operations tools on a single platform to power informed decision-making and create a connective tissue for thousands of users investing worldwide.
Our development teams reside inside the Aladdin Engineering group. We collaboratively build the next generation of technology that changes the way information, people, and technology intersect for global investment firms. We build and package tools that manage trillions in assets and supports millions of financial instruments.
Responsibilities include:
Design and implement AI driven automation across the software development lifecycle, including agent based support for coding, testing, code review, and release validation.
Establish and evolve agentic development environments, including context management, evaluations, and feedback loops to continuously improve AI output quality.
Act as a technical force multiplier by helping teams safely scale the use of AI and autonomous agents in a regulated, mission critical environment.
Deliver high throughput, scalable, highly available, concurrent and fault tolerant software systems
Collaborate with team members in a multi-office, multi-country environment
Significantly contribute to development of Aladdin's global, multi-asset trading platform
Work with product management and business users to define the roadmap for the product
Design and develop innovative solutions to complex problems, identifying issues and roadblocks
Apply validated quality software engineering practices through all phases of development
Ensure resilience and stability through quality code reviews, unit, regression and user acceptance testing, dev ops and level two production support
Be a leader with vision and a partner in brainstorming solutions for team productivity, efficiency, guiding and motivating others
Drive a strong culture by bringing principles of inclusion and diversity to the team and setting the tone through specific recruiting, management actions and employee engagement
Qualifications / Skills and Experience:
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
7+ years of professional software engineering experience
Hands on experience leveraging modern AI assisted development tools and platforms (e.g., Claude Code, Windsurf, Cursor or similar)
Experience building AI agents to automate portions of the product development lifecycle (PDLC), including coding, testing, review, and validation
Experience designing agentic context environments, evaluation systems and self improvement loops to ensure correctness, repeatability and governance of AI outputs.
Strong foundation in core Java, object-oriented design, and design patterns
Hands-on experience with Java, Spring / Spring Boot, Hibernate
Proven track record of building high-quality, test-driven software with strong design principles
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Deep understanding of concurrent programming and experience designing high-throughput, highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems
Experience designing and operating distributed systems with a focus on resiliency, idempotency, failure handling, and scalability
Extensive experience building microservices / SOA architectures
Experience with event-driven and message-oriented systems (distributed event streaming and messaging platforms, MQ, AMPS, NATS, etc.)
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., SQL Server, Sybase, highly available distributed NoSQL data storage platforms, Redis)
Exposure with high-scale distributed technologies such as distributed event streaming and messaging platforms, highly available distributed NoSQL data storage platforms, Redis, MongoDB, Ignite, distributed coordination
Demonstrated experience using modern engineering tools and practices (Git, Maven, unit/integration testing frameworks, mocking frameworks)
Experience building APIs and microservices using REST, distributed event streaming and messaging platforms, or gRPC
Ability to continuously evaluate and adopt emerging AI, LLM, and engineering tools
Experience leading projects or providing technical leadership for the design and quality of significant systems or components
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, partners, and stakeholders across regions
Experience driving delivery planning, prioritization, and execution against business commitments
Ensure system quality through automated testing, AI-assisted code reviews, and production support
Interest or experience in finance or investment processes, with the ability to translate business problems into technical solutions
Nice to Have / Opportunities to Learn:
Practical experience applying cloud-native design patterns to event-driven microservice architectures
Experience working in agile teams and/or contributing to open-source projects
Background in optimization, algorithms, or quantitative systems
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
Experience with containerization and cloud deployment tools (Open Container Initiative (OCI) container image packaging and runtime, Enterprise-grade container orchestration platform supporting declarative infrastructure and horizontal scaling, Terraform, Ansible)
Experience with DevOps practices and tools, including Azure DevOps
Experience with agentic orchestration systems or multi agent workflows
Experience working on AI focused platforms, internal AI tooling, or research adjacent environments
Familiarity with modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js)
Certifications, advanced degrees, or an open-source track record demonstrating mastery of software engineering principles
What We Offer:
The chance to make a real impact in a global trading environment.
A collaborative, inclusive team with a focus on professional growth and technical excellence.
Opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies and complex problem domains.
Support for ongoing training, certification, and career progression.For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$162,000.00 - 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.
