Full-Stack Developer, Associate

Job Description

About this role Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a start-up, 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. You want to belong to a firm that recognizes strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your outstanding skills, curiosity, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual. With over USD $11 trillion of assets, we have a unique responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial wellbeing. What is Aladdin and your team in Aladdin Engineering ? You will be working on BlackRocks investment operating system Aladdin. Aladdin is used both internally 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 team Aladdin Channels and Experience sits inside Aladdin Engineering and caters to various channels like desktop, mobile and web. Our products are the front door to Aladdin, the journey to all Aladdin application begins from Aladdin Hub (aka Aladdin Client Sites) and Genie (in future the App Launcher) which is a launching tool for hundreds of applications that are part of Aladdin Investment Operating System. To achieve our goal, we work closely with other teams, including UX, Enterprise Architecture, SRE, InfoSec, application development and Aladdin Client Business (ACB) team. Qualifications: Required: Passionate about building quality software and scaling technology to meet the needs of tomorrow. 5+ years of hand on full stack development experience in Java/Spring and Angular/Tyepscript/Node.js Solid understanding of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS), including data modeling, query optimization, and transaction management. Experience working with an agile/scrum team. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; presents ideas in a clear, concise, and constructive manner to a diverse audience. An ability to translate real business problems into technical solutions. A track record of forging strong relationships and building trusted partnerships through open dialogue and continuous delivery. Preferred / Nice to Have: Familiarity with event-driven architecture and messaging systems such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc. Understanding of microservices architecture and asynchronous communication patterns. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain the User Portal that will be used to onboard users to Aladdin Platform. Help design and build the next generation of the world best investment platform. Build front end applications that will be deployed across a wide range of platforms and environments. Contribute to an agile development team working with designers, analysts, users and leads. Apply quality software engineering practices through all phases of development and into production. Collaborate with team members in a multi-office, multi-time zone environment. Ensure resilience and stability through quality code reviews, unit, regression and user acceptance testing, dev ops and level two production support. Our benefits . Our hybrid work model . About BlackRock . 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 @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com / company / blackrock BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.