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BlackRock Associate, Applicant Engineer in New York, New York
About this role
Company: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
Job Title: Associate, Applicant Engineer
Location: 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
Job Duties: Analyze the client and investment management lifecycle, including client contracting and onboarding, portfolio management, trading, compliance, trade settlement, business operational workflows, and overall reporting platforms to design the best solutions. Support all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, application design, system development, testing, implementation, and production support. Create technical design documents to describe the planned solution and the upstream and downstream dependencies. Leverage and learn core technologies designed in-house to scale solutions. Implement new business functionalities on the Aladdin system to meet business requirements. Provide ongoing support and development maintenance of existing application functionality. Work closely with members of the team, end users, and client support teams to provide support and better understand user requests.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), or a related field and two (2) years of experience as a Programmer Analyst or a related role. Must have two (2) years of experience with: Using SQL and corresponding tools to query data; Programming using Java, Python, Cassandra, Spring, Hibernate, JUnit, UNIX, multi-threading, and methodologies including test driven development and object oriented design and programming; Utilizing Agile development methodologies; Using Java performance tuning methodologies to optimize code execution, memory utilization, and overall system performance; Java reactive programming for concurrent and asynchronous operations; Utilizing Java multi-threading techniques to enhance concurrency, parallelism, and responsiveness in portfolio management software; Designing, developing, and documenting RESTful APIs to incorporate financial data feeds and APIs from various sources for portfolio analysis and decision-making; Protocol Buffers and RPC calls; and Utilizing API testing frameworks and tools including Postman and Swagger to automate testing and ensure the correctness and reliability of APIs. Must have one (1) year of experience with: Distributed computing platforms; Developing and delivering cloud based solutions; and UI frameworks including Angular.
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For New York City only: The salary range for this position is $153,000 - $157,500. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.
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.
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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.
BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.