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Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, and tackling some of the world’s most interesting challenges? Do you want to work with, and learn from, hands-on leaders in technology and finance? At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve complex problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your unique skills, curiosity, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual. Aladdin by BlackRock manages over $30 trillion (USD) in assets, and its engineers have an extraordinary responsibility to our clients all over the world. Our technology empowers millions of investors to achieve their investments objectives, save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve people’s financial well-being. Being a technologist at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most advanced financial companies and being part of a software development team responsible for next generation technology and solutions. This role will be responsible for all aspects of software development, testing and ensuring compatibility with enterprise and solutions architecture by harnessing modern development technologies. The position is for a Vice President within the Investment and Trading engineering team within Aladdin Engineering and is responsible for delivering software solutions leveraged by Portfolio Managers, Traders, Researchers, Risk Managers, Compliance Officers and Investment Operations.
Job Responsibility:
Develop and maintain institutional grade investment functionalities used by portfolio managers
Help design and build the next generation of world-class investment platform
Contribute to an agile development team working with designers, product managers, users
Quality-first mind-set - apply quality software engineering practices through all phases of development and into production
Collaborate with team members in a multi-office, multi-country, global team environment
Ensure resilience, stability, and high-performance of software delivery through quality code reviews, unit, regression and user acceptance testing, dev ops and level two production support
Nurture the talent around you and lead by example
Being in a senior position, people would look up to you, and you would be responsible for driving an inclusive and competitive culture in the team
Requirements:
Designed and engineered enterprise financial solutions in production with a strong foundation in Java and related technologies
Experience with distributed caching & computing, real-time, and highly scalable technologies (such as Apache Ignite, Kafka, Redis) and modern front-end web development (such as Micro-frontends, Web-streaming, Angular/React, Type Script)
Passionate about creating the best user experience
B.E. or M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
An ability to apply modern tech solutions to solve investment and trading problems
A track record of forging strong relationships and building trusted partnerships through open dialogue and continuous delivery
Experience working with UX designers, product managers, technical/enterprise leads, and architects across the SDLC lifecycle
understanding of systems requirements, design, development, testing, deployment and documentation
Nice to have:
Certification (e.g., CFA) or passion in investment/portfolio management/trading processes
Experience with MSSQL or Apache Cassandra Database
Experience with Cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure
Experience with AI models and tools
What we offer:
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