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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, and solving some of the world’s most interesting challenges? Do you want to work with, and learn from, hands-on leaders in technology and finance?

At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers (Front-end) who like to innovate and solve sophisticated problems. We recognize that 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.

We invest and protect over $8 trillion (USD) of assets and have an extraordinary responsibility to our clients all over the world. Our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being.

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

You will have the chance to define and develop new capabilities and engage with multiple development teams and partners across the Aladdin Product Group.

You Are
• Passionate about technology, with personal ownership for the work you do
• Curious and eager to learn new things, and willing to challenge the status quo
• Willing to embrace work outside of your comfort zone, and open to mentorship from others
• Data and quality focused, with an eye for the details that make great solutions
• You sometimes make mistakes, but always willing to learn from them

We Are
• Passionate about building quality software and scalable technology to meet the needs of tomorrow
• Building solutions for both BlackRock and over 100+ Asset Managers who use our platform
• Committed to open source, and contributing back to the community
• Writing testable software every day, with a focus on agile innovation

Aladdin Product Group’s Post Trade & Accounting Team provides technology solutions for BlackRock's post trade investment life cycle operational processes including Accounting & Reporting platform to support the scale at which BlackRock operates. The team is responsible for a suite of applications including highly complex and scalable performance calculation engines, investment accounting, client reporting systems, platform for reconciliation, derivative management. We innovate incrementally and focus on high level of client service through responsiveness, accuracy and efficiency.

Responsibilities
• Work alongside product owners, technical leads and business analysts to contribute throughout the SDLC cycle.
• Collaborate with team members in a multi-office, multi-country environment
• Partner with other members for design / architect for sophisticated business problems
• Develop and maintain strategic operational systems, tools and processes, including participation in tactical and strategic development projects.
• Ensure software stability via documenting, code reviews, regression, unit and user acceptance testing so production operations run successfully.
• Partner with client support teams to provide level two support.

Qualifications
• B.S. / M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject area with 4 - 7 years of hands-on development exposure.
• Hands-on exposure of client-side scripting using JavaScript frameworks like Angular, TypeScript etc.
• Strong understanding of CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Solid knowledge of the core JavaScript, RXJS and NGRX store.
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Proficient in cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, SVN
• Experience with build tools such as Grunt, Gulp, or Webpack
• Significant experience of debugging using JavaScript-based tools like Chrome Developer Console
• Exposure to Continuous Integration/Delivery pipeline for cloud, including Jenkins, SonarQube, Docker, etc.
• Good knowledge and practical experience of testing tools like Jasmine, Karma, Jest etc.
• Experience of working in Agile Development Team

Nice To Have
• Experience in NodeJS, Web Workers and server-side rendering
• Experience in Core Java
• Experience in Micro-front end.
• Experience in end-to-end test framework like Cypress

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 current hybrid work model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while supporting increased flexibility for all employees. In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are 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. The health, safety and well-being of our people will always be our top priorities; we will continue to monitor local conditions and health advisories in making decisions about our work environments.

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 careers.blackrock.com | www.blackrock.com/corporate | Instagram: @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, ****** orientation and other protected attributes at law