Application Engineer (ETF) Java Backend Associate

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 and tackling some of the worlds most interesting 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 wholiketo 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$14trillion(USD) of 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 ahomeand improve their financial well-being.

Being a technologist at BlackRock 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.

Team Overview:

Our ETF development team is part of the Aladdin Engineering group. We manage a software platform that oversees the global iShares investment process. Together we developcutting-edgetechnology that transforms the interaction between information people and technology for global investment firms. Our tools manage trillions in assets and support millions of financial instruments. We play a crucial role in the growth of the primary markets business by bringing together multiple Market Makers Authorized Participants Issuers and Providers enhancing transparency and reducing market frictions.

Being a member of Aladdin Engineering you will be:

Tenacious: Work in a fast paced andhighly complexenvironment

Creative thinker: Analyze multiple 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

Responsibilities:

• Design develop deliver andmaintainapplications withfocuson high efficiency high availability concurrent and fault tolerant software.

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

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

• Design and develop innovative solutions to complex problemsidentifyingissues 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 Javaand/orPython with OO skills and design patterns

• Exposure to building microservices and APIs ideally with Kafka orgRPC.

• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases (such as SQL Server Apache Cassandra)

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

• 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 anda thoughtleader around new/cutting-edgetechnologies.

Nice to Have:

• Exposure to and innovative thinking around AI workflows and code generation

• Experience with financial applications

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

• Exposure tohigh scaledistributed technologies such as Kafka Ignite Redis.

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

Qualifications:

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

• 3 years of hands-on development exposure