Java Backend Engineer Job at BlackRock Investments (Mexico City)

Java Backend Engineer

BlackRock Investments

Location:
Mexico , Mexico City

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

You will be working on BlackRock's investment operating system called Aladdin. Aladdin is used both internally within BlackRock and externally by many financial institutions. 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. We perform risk calculations and process millions of transactions for thousands of users every day worldwide!

Job Responsibility:

Collaborate with team, high availability, concurrent and fault tolerant software systems.
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.
For VP Level: In addition to above, a VP level candidate should be able to lead individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables using AGILE methodologies.

Requirements:

B.S. / M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject area
For VP Level: 8+ years of proven experience
For Associate Level: 4+ years of experience
A proven foundation in core Java and related technologies, with OO skills and design patterns
Track record building high quality software with design-focused and test-driven approaches
Good hands-on object-oriented programming knowledge in Java, Spring, TypeScript, JavaScript, Microservices, Angular (2.0+), React.
Strong knowledge of Open-Source technology stack (Spring, Hibernate, Maven, JUnit, etc.)
Experience with relational database and/or NoSQL Database (e.g., Apache Cassandra)
Great analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
Some experience or a real interest in finance, investment processes, and/or an ability to translate business problems into technical solutions.
For VP Level: In addition to the above, a VP level candidate should have experience leading development teams, projects or being responsible for the design and technical quality of a significant application, system, or component. Ability to form positive relationships with partnering teams, sponsors, and user groups.

Nice to have:

Exposure to building microservices and APIs ideally with REST, Kafka or gRPC.
Experience working in an agile development team or on open-source development projects.
Experience with optimization, algorithms or related quantitative processes.
Exposure to high scale distributed technology like Kafka, Mongo, Ignite, Redis
Experience with Cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud
Experience with DevOps and tools like Azure DevOps
Experience with AI-related projects/products or experience working in an AI research environment.
A degree, certifications or opensource track record that shows you have a mastery of software engineering principles.

What we offer:

A strong retirement plan
tuition reimbursement
comprehensive healthcare
support for working parents
Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 20, 2026

Expiration:
March 31, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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