Job
Description
About this role About this role Are you passionate about building innovative backend technology that powers the global financial markets? Do you thrive in fast-paced, intellectually stimulating environments where you lead from the front and solve some of the most challenging problems in finance and technology? At BlackRock, we are seeking an experienced Java Backend Engineering Lead to join our Investment and Trading Engineering team in Mumbai. This is a Vice President level role for professionals with 10+ years of backend development experience, with a strong track record of technical leadership, team building, and people management. Youll be working at the intersection of finance and technology-on critical backend services that support global investment operations and trading workflows. We build distributed systems that are highly available, scalable, and secure. What is Aladdin and Aladdin Engineering? You will be working on BlackRocks investment operating system, Aladdin, used internally and externally by major financial institutions. Aladdin integrates risk analytics with portfolio management, trading, and operations tools-empowering smarter decision-making and investment strategy execution. As part of Aladdin Engineering, you will contribute to backend systems that manage trillions of dollars in assets and support millions of financial transactions each day. Being a member of Aladdin Engineering, you will be: Tenacious: Thrive in a fast-paced, highly complex environment. Resourceful problem solver: Apply flexible, scalable solutions to challenging engineering problems. Collaborative teammate: Communicate effectively and build strong partnerships. Fast learner: Embrace new concepts quickly and mentor others. Responsibilities include: Lead and mentor a high-performing backend development team. Architect and deliver scalable backend services in Java. Contribute to Aladdins global, multi-asset trading platforms. Collaborate with stakeholders on roadmap definition. Encourage engineering practices that prioritize testing during development. Ensure high-quality code through code reviews and testing. Foster a collaborative, inclusive engineering culture. Be accountable for delivery and team development. Skills and Experience: 10+ years of backend Java development experience. Strong object-oriented and distributed systems design. Team leadership and mentoring experience. Experience with microservices, APIs, messaging systems. Database expertise: SQL and NoSQL (PostgreSQL, Cassandra). DevOps familiarity and financial system background preferred. Qualifications: B.E. / B.Tech / MCA or equivalent from a reputed university. 10+ years in backend development, 3+ years in team leadership 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.
