Software Development Associate

Associate

Company:
Black Rock Financial Management, Inc.

Location:

50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

Job Duties:

• Design, develop and implement software solutions aligned with project requirements, leveraging coding best practices and version control tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and efficient applications.
• Advance Black Rock's API & Event strategy, governance, and maintainability.
• Review pull requests as a Subject Matter Expert and provide feedback to maintain code quality and design standards.
• Regularly review and manage assigned incident queues in Service Now and Developer Community communication channel.
• Provide timely responses or escalate issues to appropriate teams when necessary.
• Acknowledge and respond promptly to Pager Duty alerts and incident notifications.
• Post updates and coordinate resolutions for production and pre-production incidents.
• Participate in disaster recovery exercises and platform validation activities to ensure system reliability and continuity.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and two (2) years of experience as an Analyst or a related role.
• Two (2) years of experience with:
  Full stack development using JavaScript, Type Script, Java, GoLang and Python;
  Software Engineering concepts (memory management and data structures);
  Writing CI/CD pipelines utilizing build tools;
  Knowledge of APIs and proxies including REST, Resource Oriented Design, NGINX, and Open API Specification; UNIX and Linux;
  Full software development lifecycle;
  Git source code management; and Observability Tooling (Grafana and Splunk).
• One (1) year of experience with:
  Cloud Concepts (Azure and AWS);
  Docker and Kubernetes;
  Apache Kafka; and NPM toolchain.

Salary Range for New York, NY: USD$ - USD$. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits.

Our Benefits:

• 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:

• Black Rock'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 Black Rock.

Guidance on AI Use for Candidates:

• At Black Rock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we've provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.

About Black Rock:

• At Black Rock, 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.

Black Rock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.