About this role

About Blackrock:Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, 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 Black Rock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve sophisticated problems. We recognize that 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.

We invest and protect over $11 trillion (USD) in assets and have an extraordinary responsibility to our clients all over the world. Our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being.

Being a technologist at Black Rock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most sophisticated financial companies and being part of a software development team responsible for next generation technology and solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, deliver, and maintain web applications with a focus on both frontend and backend components.

• Demonstrate technical leadership of software design & architecture to support strategic product roadmap,

• Deliver plans and define milestones, prioritize initiatives, and properly allocate resources to meet project delivery and business commitments

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a multi-office, multi-country environment to define, design, and ship high-quality software solutions.

• Implement responsive user interface apps using Angular and ensure seamless integration with backend services with an API-first approach.

• Design and develop innovative solutions to complex problems, identifying issues and roadblocks.

• Work with project managers, technical leads, and business analysts to contribute throughout the SDLC cycle.

• Manage stakeholders for driving business decisions, negotiating priorities, and partner with various business teams to drive strategy and technology adoption

• Ensure scale, resilience and stability through risk identification and mitigation, quality code reviews, creating robust test suites, and providing level two support.

• Foster continuous improvement in software development practices through innovation and automation.

• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve development processes.

Skills & Experience:

• Hands-on programming experience in Java, Python, JavaScript, Typescript with OO skills and design patterns

• Experience with frontend frameworks (Angular, Typescript) & responsive web design (WebPack, HTML5, CSS3).

• Experience with Open Source technology stacks and frameworks (Spring, Tomcat, Maven, Junit, NodeJS, Express)

• Experience working with relational (Sybase) and NoSQL databases

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and software architecture skills.

• Experience in partnering with other teams, sponsors, and user groups who are on the same product journey.

• Ability to work in Agile/Scrum development environments with strong teamwork, communication, and time management skills.

• Innovative and a thought leader around new/cutting-edge technologies.

Qualifications:

• B.S. / M.S. college degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related subject area

• 7+ years of hands-on development exposure

Nice to Have:

• Experience with cloud native tools and cloud platforms (such as Azure, AWS, or GCP)

• Exposure to high scale distributed technologies

• Experience with DevOps, continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and tools like Azure DevOps.

• Experience or real interest in finance, investment processes, and/or an ability to translate business problems into technical solutions.

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD**$162,000.00** - USD**$215,000.00** . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. Black Rock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

For Princeton, NJ Only the salary range for this position is USD**$148,000.00** - USD**$200,000.00** . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. Black Rock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

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

Black Rock’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 Black Rock.

About Black Rock

At Black Rock, 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 Black Rock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

Black Rock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

Black Rock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.

Assistance@blackrock.com. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

Black Rock 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.