Frontend Engineer – Investment Platforms, Vice President

Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes the financial markets Do you enjoy working at the pace of a startup but want to tackle some of the worlds most sophisticated problems

We are looking forFrontend Software Engineerwho likesto innovate and solve complex problems building user experiences that support investment decisions made at global scale. We recognise 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!

With over USD $14trillion of assets we have an exceptional responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement pay for university buy a home and improve their financial well-being.

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

About the team
Working on BlackRocks industry-leading investment operating system Aladdin. Aladdin is used both internally and by many of the worlds top financial institutions. Aladdin combines sophisticated risk analytics with comprehensive portfolio management trading and operations tools on a single platform to power informed decision-making and build the connective tissue for thousands of users investing worldwide.

Our development teams sit within Aladdin Engineering where we collaboratively build the next generation of technology that changes how information people and technology intersect for global investment firms. We create 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!

About you

• Tenacious:You excel in a fast-pacedhighly complexenvironment and persist in solving tough challenges.

• Creative problem solver:You analyse multiple solutions and deploy technologies in a flexible way to tackle problems efficiently.

• Collaborative teammate:You think and work collaboratively communicate effectively and inspire those around you.

• Fast learner:You pick up new concepts quickly and apply them to your work with minimal guidance.

• Passionate about AI:Demonstratestrong interestand preferably hands-on experienceinleveragingAI within software development.
  

Whatyoulldo

• Deliver robust high-performance UIs:Develop and deployhigh-performancehighly available and resilientuser interface components

• Own frontend solutions endtoend frominitialdesign through production delivery and longterm evolution.

• Use AI-assisted development toolsto accelerate design coding and testing workflows.

• Collaborate across teams:Work closely with product management UX/UI design and business stakeholders to define the product roadmap and user experience. Partner with back-end data and cloud engineering teams to ensure cohesive end-to-end solutions that align with our overall technical strategy.

• Design innovative solutions:Architect and develop creative solutions to complex front-end challenges.Identifyissues and roadblocksearly anddevise scalable strategies to overcome them whilemaintainingauser-centricapproach.

• Champion quality and best practices:Ensure code quality and interface reliability by adhering to coding standards implementing comprehensive testing (unit integration end-to-end) and performing rigorous code reviews. Proactively seek opportunities to improve applicationperformanceaccessibility and maintainability.

• Technical leadership and mentorship:Be a technical authority with vision contributing to the teams strategic direction in front-end technology choices and architecture. Act as a partner in brainstorming solutions to improve team productivity and engineering efficiency whileguiding and mentoringjunior developers to help them grow.

Qualifications

• 7 yearsof experience building modernfront-endapplications using frameworkReact with strongproficiencyinJavaScript (ES6)TypeScriptHTML5CSS3 including experience with CSS preprocessors (e.g. SASS/LESS) and front-end build tools or bundlers (Webpack Vite etc.).

• Proven experience owning evolving and supporting significant frontend components or systems in production environments.

• Strong understandingof web performance optimizationandaccessibility standards(WCAG) with experience building fast responsive and inclusive user interfaces across browsers and devices

• Hands-on experience with modern testing frameworks and methodologies (e.g. Jest Mocha Jasmine Cypress) and a demonstrated commitment totest-driven developmentand automation for high-quality software.

• Solid fundamental programming skills including a good grasp of algorithms data structures and design patterns as applied in a front-end context.

• Experience withversion control(Git) and CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Azure DevOps Jenkins or similar) for streamlined development and deployment processes.

• Familiarity withmicroservicesandmicrofrontendarchitecturesand integrating front-end applications withRESTful APIs(and/orGraphQL) in a complex distributed system.

• Experience withcloud platformslike Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS) as well ascontainerisationtools such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.

• Interest in shaping patterns for AI generated code quality maintainability and lifecycle safety.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and excellent communication and presentation skills. Proven experience in mentoring junior engineers anda track recordof influencing technical decisions.

• Bachelors orMasters Degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field is preferred.