Associate, Software Engineer

About this role

BlackRock is one of the world's preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world. BlackRock's mission is to create a better financial future for our clients. We have a responsibility to be the voice of the investor, and we represent each client fairly and equally. Constant communication with a diverse team of partners strengthens us and delivers better results for our clients. Continuous innovation helps us bring the best of BlackRock to our clients. BlackRock offers a range of solutions - from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world's capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.

Aladdin Product Service Engineering(APSE) sits within BlackRock Solutions (BRS) and is responsible for delivering technology solutions to support BRS business operations for scale and efficiency.

Being a member of the Aladdin Project Services Engineering (APSE) Team means that you are:

• Excited to learn about both the business and technology sides of a fin-tech organization
• A problem solver who loves coding to tackle problems of all sizes, and who will stop at nothing to deliver for our customers
• Passionate about working with the product manager or the business to use technology to solve real business problems
• Curious and enjoy learning new skills to deliver impactful solutions for our clients
• A strong communicator and love collaborating with others to develop the best ideas

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Building scalable, performant and user delight software solutions to drive value to our business
• Following standard PDLC/SDLC process to deliver engineering outcomes in the most efficient ways
• Working closely with Product Owners to understand the business processes, analyze requirements and understand testing requirements
• Timely and relevant communication of technology plans, decisions, and challenges to engineering leads and stakeholders

Qualifications

• 3+ Years of hands-on programming experience. Ability to work anywhere in the technical stack, delivering quality front and back-end solutions.
• Practical expertise across programming languages including: Java, SQL, Python, and Javascript, as well as frameworks such as Spring and Spark
• Proven ability to work with varied forms of data infrastructure, including relational databases; distributed data processing and storage solutions, e.g. Snowflake, Hadoop/HDFS, Spark, and Cassandra.
• Proficiency-building and passionate about creating great products that solve critical business problems
• Strong teamwork, communication skills and time management abilities
• Knowledge of or interest in business transformation is recommended
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent work experience preferred.

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 current hybrid work model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while supporting increased flexibility for all employees. In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are required to work at least 3 days in the office each week, with the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. The health, safety and well-being of our people will always be our top priorities; we will continue to monitor local conditions and health advisories in making decisions about our work environments.

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 careers.blackrock.com | www.blackrock.com/corporate | Instagram: @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.