Java Back End, Aladdin Engineering- Analyst

Description

About this role

BlackRock is looking for innovative engineers who love solving complex problems. As a firm, we recognize 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.

With the assets of BlackRock's clients and over 200 technology customers on Aladdin we bear a major responsibility, both as a platform provider and as a fiduciary. Our powerful technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial wellbeing.

Team Overview

This role is part of an application development function within Aladdin Engineering - Enterprise Engineering team within BlackRock's powerful asset management platform. Members of our team have a consistent track record of solving some of the firms most difficult problems in a scalable, resilient, and secure manner. We are passionate about solving difficult problems through technology and are focused on utilizing the cloud services to solve large scale challenges. We collaboratively build the next generation of technology that changes the way information, people, and technology intersect for global investment firms.

The position

We are looking for an experienced Backend Engineer, passionate about building quality software and scaling technology to meet the needs of tomorrow. You will be part of Enterprise Engineering team, developing applications and systems for our stakeholders. You will participate in the continuous development, improvement and support of our production and staging/QA environments.

A successful candidate has:

• A proven foundation in core Java and related technologies, with OO skills
  
• Hands-on experience in Java/ Spring Framework/Sprint Boot
  
• Prior experience in financial industry and/or insurance company is preferred.
  
• Working experience on testing framework: JUnit, Cucumber
  
• Database knowledge on database technologies: MS SQL, Sybase. Understanding of relational databases is a must.
  
• A passion for building highly available, performant, and secure messaging systems that our clients can trust.
  
• An education in computer science or equivalent practical experience
  

Nice to have and opportunities to learn:

• Exposure to high scale distributed technology like Kafka, Ignite, Redis, Cassandra
  
• Exposure to building microservices and APIs ideally with REST, Kafka or gRPC
  
• Experience with DevOps and tools like Azure DevOps
  
• Knowledge of modern front-end frameworks such as Angular is a plus.
  
• Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud services is beneficial.
  
• Experience with Cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud
  

What are we looking for?

• BS/master's degree in computer science, Engineering or in related field
  
• 1 to 3 years' experience as Application development or similar position
  
• Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle.
  
• Good understanding of Source Control, Bug Tracking, Scrum Management and Continuous Integration tools
  
• Problem Solving skills.
  
• Strong communication, time management, organization, attention to detail
  
• Curiosity and drive to learn new things and build new solutions.
  

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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

BlackRock'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 BlackRock.

About BlackRock

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

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.

Job requisition #

R240508