About this role
About this role
Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, but want to solve some of the worldās most complex problems? 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, drive, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual.
WithoverUSD $10trillion of assets,we have an exceptional responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy ahome,and improve their financial wellbeing.
As aseniordeveloper at BlackRock,you'llwork for a leading financial company and be part of a team creating next-generation technology.
What isAladdin Engineering?
Our development teams sit inside Aladdin Engineering. We collaboratively build the next generation technology that changes the way information, people, and technology intersect for global investment firms. We build and package tools that manage trillions in assets and support millions of financial instruments. We perform risk calculations and process millions of transactions for thousands of users every day worldwide.
Which team will you be in?
You will be working as akey member of our core Private Markets technology team. Your team will be based in London and is part of the wider team responsible for engineering our cloud-first Private Markets platform using a microservice architecture. This platform supports hundreds of client businesses, managing and analysing their portfolios. The teamās focus isto design and implementfinegrainedauthorization and permissions management using RBAC andpolicybasedapproaches.The team will be owningpermissions management capabilities (roles, entitlements, lifecycle changes) and drive integration with the central authentication platform to enable consistent access control across applications and environments.
The team is very quickly moving to AI-enableddevelopment,and you will be at the heart of that transformation.
Being a member of Aladdinyou will be:
Tenacious: Work in a fast paced andhighly complexenvironment,
Creative thinker:Analysemultiple solutions and deploy technologies in a flexible way.
Great teammate: Think and work collaboratively and communicate effectively.
Fast learner: Pick up new concepts and apply them quickly.
YourResponsibilities
Work closely alongside the Engineering Lead to deliver on the technical strategy for your team.
Collaborate directly with colleagues across Private Markets and the wider Aladdin organization to build and deliver market leading software at pace.
Deliver high efficiency, high availability, concurrent and fault tolerant software systems using API-First principles.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
Design, develop, and implement secure, scalable, and reliable micro-services to deliver client-facingapplications usingaJavabackend and React frontend.
Optimizeperformance and reliability through continuous testing, debugging, and refinement.
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation andmaintaina competitive edge, with a particular focus on AI.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to more junior developers, fostering a culture of learning and growth within the team.
Ideally, you should haveā¦
7+ years of professional experience in Java development, with a focus on buildingclientfacingAPIsor platforms
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience managing and mentoring diverse teams.
Knowledge of building applications using AI tooling and frameworks (e.g.āÆLLMs, prompt engineering, vector databases).
Experience integrating AI/ML services into backend systems and APIs.
Familiarity withAIdrivendevelopment practices and tools for code generation and testing.
StrongāÆproficiencyāÆin Java and related frameworks (e.g.āÆSpring Boot, Hibernate).Ā
Some experience in Reactor similar,and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
Solid experience withobjectorienteddesign and applying standard design patterns
Experience designing, building, and deploying scalable microservices using APIfirst principles with REST and/orāÆgRPC.
A strong appreciation for best practices, attention to detail, and building secure and stable systems.
A collaborative mindset, with a drive to build highquality software efficiently.
Experience with API authentication andāÆauthorizationāÆmechanisms (e.g.āÆOAuth, JWT).
Handson experience with engineering tools such as Git, Maven,unitand integration testing frameworks, and mocking libraries.
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