Description
About this role
Aladdin Data
When BlackRock was started in 1988, its founders envisioned a company that combined the best of financial services with
cutting edge
technology.
They imagined a business that would provide financial services to clients as well as technology services to other financial firms.
The result of their vision is Aladdin, our industry leading, end-to-end investment management platform. With assets valued over USD
$7 trillion
managed on Aladdin, our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a
home
and improve their financial wellbeing.
Data is at the heart of Aladdin and increasingly the ability to consume, store, analyze and gain insight from data has become a key
component
of our competitive advantage. The
Aladdin Data
team
is responsible for
the data ecosystem within BlackRock. Our goal is to build and
maintain
a leading-edge data platform that provides
highly available
, consistent data of the highest quality for all users of the platform, notably investors, operations
teams
and data scientists. We focus on evolving our platform to deliver exponential scale to the firm, powering the future growth of Aladdin.
Aladdin Data
Engineers at BlackRock get to experience working at one of the most recognized financial companies in the world while being part of a software development team responsible for next generation technologies and solutions. Our engineers design and build large scale data storage,
computation
and distribution systems. They partner with data and analytics experts to deliver high quality analytical and derived data to our consumers.
Role Description
As the scale and complexity of financial data expands and our user community becomes increasingly technical
, enabling content creators and consumers to
build directly on
the
Aladdin Platform
is a core part of our Aladdin Strategy. Aladdin Studio is the home for that community
delivering an integrated application where you can discover data, build your own financial applications, and access industry-leading content, documentation, and insights all delivered through a design-forward and client-centric experience.
The ambition for Studio is to make it the
first and best choice for any user seeking to build investment applications or
consume related data
regardless of their existing use of Aladdin.
As a technical architect on the Aladdin Studio Digital
team
you will
be responsible for
evolving the Aladdin Studio platform. Working with functional squad leads, product managers and our Enterprise Architecture team, you will design,
document
and implement a reference architecture for the Studio Digital platform. Specific areas of responsibility include our credit management framework, our content management platform and application wide telemetry and observability.
To excel in this role, you have hands on experience building scalable, resilient, cloud-native applications in a regulated environment. You have delivered complex,
enterprise-wide solutions which have stability at their core but enable adjacent engineers to move quickly using the platform and architectural patterns you define. You fit naturally into an agile culture and have
a track record
of mentoring and growing exceptional engineers.
Key responsibilities
- Studio technical architect
- are
- expected to be involved from
- inception
- of projects, understand requirements, architect, develop, deploy, and
- maintain
- studio products and services. Typically, they work in a multi-disciplinary squad (we follow Agile!) which involves partnering with program and product managers to expand product offering based on business demands. Design is an iterative process, whether for UX, services or infrastructure. Our goal is to drive up user engagement and adoption of the platform while constantly working towards modernizing and improving platform performance and scalability.
- Deployment and maintenance require close interaction with various teams. This requires maintaining a positive and collaborative working relationship with teams within Studio as well as with
- wider
- Aladdin developer community. Production support for applications is usually required for issues that cannot be resolved by
- operations
- team. Creative and inventive problem-solving skills for reduced turnaround times are highly valued.
- Preparing user documentation to
- maintain
- both development and operations continuity is integral to the role. Adhering to BlackRocks UX and design standards is expected and contributing towards
- upkeep
- of those standards is encouraged.
An ideal candidate would have
- BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- Expert level skills with
- 10
- + years of experience on a range of languages and platforms (Java, Python, C++, Golang)
- Experience building scalable, distributed systems in enterprise environments.
- Demonstrated ability in technical architecture, developing technical design, documentation standards, technology selection frameworks etc.
- Broad awareness of the technical landscape with specific knowledge of modern data platforms and cloud native infrastructure.
- Experience
- working with
- a global team across multiple time zones
- .
- Ability to mentor and educate engineers and operational teams as well as product and program managers on our technical architecture.
- Strong opinions on building
- scalable
- , testable web applications with a focus on
- repeatability and
- code quality
- .
- Excellent communication skills with experience working directly with clients and managing senior stakeholders
- .
- A background working on platforms
- , specifically data-oriented platforms
- .
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.
For additional information on BlackRock, please visit
@blackrock
@blackrock
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, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.
Job requisition #
R241112