About this roleTeam Overview:The Aladdin Product Group's Post Trade & Accounting Team provides technology solutions for BlackRock's post trade investment life cycle operational processes including Accounting & Reporting platform to support the scale at which BlackRock operates. The team is responsible for a suite of applications including highly complex and scalable performance calculation engines, investment accounting, client reporting systems, platform for reconciliation, derivative management. We innovate incrementally and focus on high level of client service through responsiveness, accuracy, and efficiency.
Responsibilities:- Design, develop, deliver, and maintain web applications with a focus on both frontend and backend components.
- Demonstrate technical leadership of software design & architecture to support strategic product roadmap,
- Deliver plans and define milestones, prioritize initiatives, and properly allocate resources to meet project delivery and business commitments
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a multi-office, multi-country environment to define, design, and ship high-quality software solutions.
- Implement responsive user interface apps using Angular and ensure seamless integration with backend services with an API-first approach.
- Design and develop innovative solutions to complex problems, identifying issues and roadblocks.
- Work with project managers, technical leads, and business analysts to contribute throughout the SDLC cycle.
- Manage stakeholders for driving business decisions, negotiating priorities, and partner with various business teams to drive strategy and technology adoption
- Ensure scale, resilience and stability through risk identification and mitigation, quality code reviews, creating robust test suites, and providing level two support.
- Foster continuous improvement in software development practices through innovation and automation.
- Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve development processes.
Skills & Experience:- Hands-on programming experience in Java, Python, JavaScript, Typescript with OO skills and design patterns
- Experience with frontend frameworks (Angular, Typescript) & responsive web design (WebPack, HTML5, CSS3).
- Experience with Open Source technology stacks and frameworks (Spring, Tomcat, Maven, Junit, NodeJS, Express)
- Experience working with relational (Sybase) and NoSQL databases
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and software architecture skills.
- Experience in partnering with other teams, sponsors, and user groups who are on the same product journey.
- Ability to work in Agile/Scrum development environments with strong teamwork, communication, and time management skills.
- Innovative and a thought leader around new/cutting-edge technologies.
Qualifications:- B.S. / M.S. college degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related subject area
- 7+ years of hands-on development exposure
Nice to Have:- Experience with cloud native tools and cloud platforms (such as Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Exposure to high scale distributed technologies
- Experience with DevOps, continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and tools like Azure DevOps.
- Experience or real interest in finance, investment processes, and/or an ability to translate business problems into technical solutions.
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 benefitsTo 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 modelBlackRock'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.
