Blackrock

Vice President, Application Engineer

New York, NY · Exec

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 15 days ago

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About the role

Do you like working at the speed of a startup, and solving some of the world's most exciting 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 sophisticated problems.

Collaborate with team members in a multi-office, multi-country environment.
Deliver high efficiency, high availability, concurrent and fault tolerant software and technology systems.
Design and develop innovative solutions to complex problems, identifying issues and roadblocks.
Drive a strong culture by bringing principles of inclusion and diversity to the team and setting the tone through specific recruiting, management actions and employee engagement.
support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work - enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients.
To support you, we've provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.

B.S. / M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject area
8+ years of experience
In depth understanding of concurrent programming and experience in designing high throughput, high availability, fault tolerant distributed applications.
Prior experience in message brokers
Some experience or a real interest in finance, investment processes, and/or an ability to translate business problems into technical solutions.
Ability to form positive relationships with partnering teams, sponsors, and user groups.
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.
Skills and Experience:
A proven foundation in core Java and related technologies, with OO skills and design patterns
Track record building high quality software with design-focused and test-driven approaches
Understanding of relational databases is a must.
Demonstrable experience building modern software using engineering tools such as git, maven, unit testing and integration testing tools, mocking frameworks.
Strong analytical and software architecture design skills with an emphasis on test driven development.
Great analytical, problem-solving and communication skills

Experience in scripting languages such as Python, Golang, etc.
Exposure to high scale distributed technology like Real-time distributed event streaming platform, Mongo, Ignite, In-memory data stores for caching and real-time analytics
Experience working in an agile development team or on open-source development projects.
Experience with optimization, algorithms, or related quantitative processes.
Experience with Cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud
Experience with DevOps and tools like Azure DevOps
Experience with AI-related projects/products or experience working in an AI research environment.
Exposure to Open Container Initiative (OCI) container packaging and runtime, Cloud-Native distributed containerized microservice orchestration, and cloud services is beneficial.

What are Aladdin and Aladdin Engineering?
Aladdin is used both internally within BlackRock and externally by many financial institutions.
Our development teams reside inside the Aladdin Engineering group.
Analyse multiple solutions and deploy technologies in a flexible way.
Hands-on experience in Java/Spring Framework/Spring Boot
Hands-on experience in modern front-end frameworks such as React, Vue.js or Angular.

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$162,000.00 - USD$215,000.00.

Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children's educations, buying homes and starting businesses.
Be a leader with vision and a partner in brainstorming solutions for team productivity, efficiency, guiding and motivating others.
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.
As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.

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