Application Engineer, Associate

Join Black Rock's Investment Operating System, Aladdin

You will be working on Black Rock's investment operating system, Aladdin. Aladdin is used both internally within Black Rock and externally by many financial institutions. It combines sophisticated risk analytics with comprehensive portfolio management, trading, and operations tools on a single platform. Aladdin supports informed decision-making and connects thousands of users investing worldwide.

Our development teams sit within the Aladdin Engineering group. Together, we build technology that changes how information, people, and technology come together for global investment firms. We build and deliver tools that manage trillions of dollars in assets and support millions of financial instruments. Every day, we perform risk calculations and process millions of transactions for thousands of users globally.

As a member of Aladdin Engineering, you will be:

• Tenacious – Comfortable working in a fast-paced and complex environment
• A creative thinker – Able to evaluate solutions and apply technology in flexible ways
• A great teammate – Collaborative, thoughtful, and able to communicate effectively
• A fast learner – Eager to learn new concepts and apply them quickly

• Collaborate with team members in a multi-office, multi-country environment
• Build and support efficient, reliable, and scalable software and technology systems
• Contribute to the development of Aladdin's global, multi-asset trading platform
• Design and develop solutions to technical problems, helping identify issues and remove roadblocks
• Apply sound software engineering practices across all phases of development
• Contribute ideas to improve team productivity and efficiency
• Support an inclusive team culture through collaboration, recruiting support, and employee engagement

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 4+ years of relevant professional experience
• Strong foundation in core Java, including object-oriented principles and design patterns
• Experience building high-quality software using design-focused and test-driven approaches
• Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Framework, and Spring Boot
• Hands-on experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React, Vue.js, or Angular
• Solid understanding of concurrent programming and experience building scalable, distributed systems
• Prior experience working with message brokers
• Strong understanding of relational databases
• Experience using engineering tools such as Git, Maven, unit testing, integration testing, and mocking frameworks
• Strong analytical and software design skills, with a focus on writing well-tested code
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Interest in finance and investment processes, or the ability to translate business problems into technical solutions
• Experience contributing to development projects and supporting application or system design quality
• Ability to build positive relationships with partner teams, sponsors, and user groups

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Golang
• Exposure to distributed systems using SQL and/or No
  
  SQL technologies (e.g., MS SQL, Sybase, in-memory data stores)
• Exposure to cloud-native design patterns and event-driven microservices architectures
• Experience with high-scale distributed technologies (e.g., real-time event streaming platforms, MongoDB, Ignite)
• Experience building microservices and APIs (REST, gRPC, or event-driven platforms)
• Experience working in Agile development teams or contributing to open-source projects
• Background in optimization, algorithms, or quantitative processes
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
• Experience with cloud deployment technologies, containerization (OCI), orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Exposure to Dev Ops practices and tools such as Azure Dev Ops
• Experience with AI-related projects or working in an AI research environment
• Certifications, degrees, or open-source contributions demonstrating mastery of software engineering principles

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