Director Engineering Lead

Role Overview

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 tackle some of the worlds most sophisticated problems Do you want to work with and learn from hands-on leaders in technology and finance

At BlackRock we are looking for a Director of Engineering (Principal Engineer) who loves to innovate and tackle complex problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity and will embrace your unique skills curiosity and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual. With over USD $11 trillion of assets we have an exceptional responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement pay for college buy a home and improve their financial well-being.

Being an engineering lead at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds; working for one of the most sophisticated financial technology companies and being part of a software development team responsible for next-generation technology and solutions.

About the Team

Our Platform Engineering division is at the forefront building the foundation for Aladdin an operating system for investment managers that integrates real-time management of information people and technology. Aladdin is used bynumerousfinancial institutions both internally and externally and this team plays a critical role in protecting our estate and driving new revenue and scale channels for our clients and BlackRock.

The SDLC team supports internal engineering customers by providing foundational libraries build infrastructure modern container images upgrade strategies and policy compliance for our supported development environments. We are expanding coverage to include Rust Golang and JavaScript and need an experienced technical leader to spearhead these efforts.

Youlljoin a strong peer group of Directors and a Technical Fellow who set a high bar for technical excellence and collaboration. This is a team whereyoullbe challenged supported and surrounded by people who are as passionate about the craft as you are.

As the Engineering Lead you will

• Get stuff done.Youlluse your seasoned judgement to independentlyidentify own and deliver solutions in a complex multi-stakeholder operating environment.Wereinvesting aggressively in AI tooling andyoulluse your experience to accelerate our transformation and avoid pitfalls.

• Build the emerging SDLCs from scratch.The Rust Golang and JavaScript SDLCs are greenfield.Youlldesign these from the ground up making foundational architectural choices that will endure for years and set the standard for how these languages are built tested and deployed across BlackRock.Youllwork directly with customer teams toidentifyblockers and create standardized tooling that delights rather than hinders while reducing compliance risk.

• Improve the SDLC build system.Platform provides a standardized build environment that reduces duplicative work and meets our compliance obligations.Youlldrive a simplification and modernization effort.

• Shape technical strategy.Youllhave the authority to make opinionated decisions about architecture tooling and standards for your ownership areas.Youllhelpset the direction of SDLC tooling across the firm influencing how thousands of engineers build and ship software.

• Grow yourself.Youllcontinuously expand your technical knowledge and leadership to make us one of the most productive teams at BlackRock.

• Grow the team.Werealreadya great teamwith a healthy mix of experience levels;youllmake us better and faster by raising both the technical and cultural bar.Youllchallenge us where we fall short and boost us where we lack experience.

• Grow the org.Impact at BlackRocks scale means collaboration andyoulldeliver in partnership with other teams.Youllearn their trust building lasting relationships focused on customer outcomes rather than territory and become the go-to person for your ownership areas.

Whatyoullneed

• Deep experience.10 years of engineering experience with 5 years in a technical lead role. Financial services experience is a plus but not essential.

• Systemsexpertise.Proventrack recorddesigning developing and deploying scalable and resilient systems. Strong experience translating technical designs into measurable stories for your squad.

• Adaptability to new tech stacks.Yourinitialscope is Rust Golang JavaScript and the build infrastructure butyoullevolve and lead new languages astheyreadopted by the firm. While experience in these stacks is beneficial autonomy and a desire to learn are the key factors.

• Build systems and CI/CD pipelines.Youllown a standardized platform that reduces duplicative work and meets compliance obligations andyoullhave opinions about how to make it better.

• Strategic alignment.Experience setting goals that align with your customers needs and the broader BlackRock technology roadmap.

Who you are

• Customer-obsessed.You know your customers and their painpoints andwork backwards from these todeterminewhat needs to be built. You avoid working forwards from technical capabilities without a waiting customer.

• A trusted technical lead and collaboration partner.Your team know they can depend onyou;your partners knowyoullsupport them and your customers knowyoulldeliver on time.

• Autonomous with a bias for action.Yourehappy figuring out what needs to be done and ensuring it aligns with the needs of your customers and the broader technical strategy. You know when to align and when to just get stuck in.

• Hands-on and in the details.Youwontdeliver everything yourself but youwontbe shy about rolling up your sleeves.

• A clear confident communicator.You explain complex topics with data and evidence but with a simplicity that resonates with a broad audience of engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.

If this sounds like youwedlove to hear from you.