Senior Java Software Engineer

Job description

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, but want to solve some of the world’s most complex problems? 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 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.

•                     Being a technologist at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most advanced financial companies and being part of a software development team responsible for next generation technology and solutions.

You are:

•              Curious and eager to learn new things, with a healthy disrespect for the status quo

•              Willing to embrace work outside of your comfort zone, and open to guidance from others; you make mistakes, but learn from them

•              Passionate about technology, with personal ownership for the work you do

•              Data-focused, with an eye for the details that matter to tackle the problem

We are:

•              Passionate about building quality software and scaling technology to meet the needs of tomorrow

•              Building solutions for both BlackRock and over 100+ organizations who use our technology

•              Committed to open source, and contributing back to the community

•              Writing testable software every day, with a focus on incremental innovation

•                     ​Business Unit Overview: The Aladdin Provider Technology team within APG-Investment Operations Group is responsible to provide innovative, best-in-class engineering solutions to bring the Asset Managers and Asset Servicers closer to bring efficiencies in the post trade value chain. Team is responsible for building cross-organizational technology capabilities which are repeatable to cater to Aladdin and Aladdin Provider clients. The engineering team applies modern technology languages and solutions to build data pipelines, API(s) and Event Based streaming systems.

•              We are a global distributed team with employees based in New York, London, San Francisco, and Gurgaon.

Responsibilities

•              Partner with product owners, technical architects and other team partners to contribute as a member of global distributed teams focused on delivering quality technology solutions.

•              Participates in the design, development, and implementation of complex applications, often using new technologies.

•              Understand and refine business and functional requirements and convert them into scalable technical design.

•              Demonstrate ability to rapidly learn new and emerging technologies