About this role

Company: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

Position Title: Associate, Software Engineer, Core Platform

Location: 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

Summary of Duties: Support all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, system development, testing, implementation and production support for services and applications to scale system operations. Design and develop core distributed systems and cloud computing infrastructure, including...

About this role

Company: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

Position Title: Associate, Software Engineer, Core Platform

Location: 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

Summary of Duties: Support all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, system development, testing, implementation and production support for services and applications to scale system operations. Design and develop core distributed systems and cloud computing infrastructure, including Cassandra, Solr, Docker and Kubernetes. Create development environment for developers and build technology to scale system operations. Develop and support tools, frameworks, languages and core libraries. Create a data science platform that would help end-users run their custom analytics, including big data platforms like Spark. Design and develop frameworks to handle high velocity market data streams and complex event processing. Build different components of the distributed compute engine that retrieves, transforms, loads and distributes complex, unstructured/structured reference data in to Aladdin, while architecting a scalable, fault-tolerant and highly available system. Contribute to the open API platform to enable clients to integrate Aladdin into their enterprise.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 24 months of experience as an NLP International Engineer, IT Consultant, or a related occupation. Experience must include 24 months involving the following: utilizing operating systems, including Linux; utilizing database technologies, including Sybase and MSSQL; utilizing middleware technologies, including FIX, SWIFT, MQ, and Kafka; utilizing application support technologies, including JBOSS and Apache; utilizing Big Data concepts and technologies including Hadoop, Cassandra, and NoSQL; working with programming languages including Java, Python, or JavaScript; and utilizing Agile development methodologies.

To apply: visit https://careers.blackrock.com/ and click "Apply"

For New York City only: The salary range for this position is $135,000 – $152,500. 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 3 days in the office each week, with the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week; some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. Beginning in September, all employees will shift to at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. 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 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.