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About this role

Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup but want to tackle some of the world’s most sophisticated problems?

We are looking for an adventurous hands-on software developer to work on an exciting strategic product to build and further evolve our Aladdin AI Platform. Working with an outstanding group of engineers, setting and evolving the technology direction for AI incorporation into Aladdin.

About us:

We are a team within the Aladdin Product Engineering Group, and we take care of technology applied by Researchers, Portfolio Managers, Traders, Risk Managers, and Investment Operations. More specifically the role is in the team that works alongside Aladdin Product Engineering and Aladdin Business groups, building AI-powered technology services and solutions that can be shown more broadly across the Aladdin Investment Management Platform. The role will also afford the chance to learn about the financial industry, specifically the world of risk management, valuations, and operations.

About you:

Curious and eager to learn new things, with a healthy disrespect for the status quo. Willing to embrace work outside of your comfort zone, and open to guidance from others; you make mistakes but learn from them. Passionate about technology, with personal ownership for the work you do. Data-focused, with an eye for the details that matter to address the problem!

As a key member of our engineering team, you will be encouraged to bring your ideas forward to help craft the technical solutions. You will need to have excellent interpersonal skills and be comfortable communicating your ideas to inquisitive senior leaders.

About the role:

• Help design and build the next-generation investment management technology platform for leading various Investment lifecycle processes and investment research.

• Collaborate with team members in a multi-office, multi-country environment.

• Understand and refine business and functional requirements and convert them into scalable technical design.

• 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.

Qualifications:

• B.S. / M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject area with 4 - 7 years of proven experience as an Associate & 8 - 12 years as Vice President or Technical Architect.

• Good hands-on object-oriented programming experience in Java and Python.

• Experience designing and building APIs and Microservices.

• Strong experience with Open-Source technology stack (Spring/SprintBoot, Apache Solr, Protocol Buffers, Langchain, Docker).

• Experience with relational databases and NoSQL Database (e.g. Apache Cassandra).

• Experience working in an Agile Development Team.

Nice to have:

Experience with cloud-native development (Kubernetes, Docker) and Cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure. Open-source publish-subscribe frameworks like Apache Kafka. Exposure to Large Language Models (Open AI LLMs), AI app development frameworks, Vector databases, and NLP.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: 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; family support programs; 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 hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

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.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.