Full Stack Engineer, Aladdin Engineering, Associate

About this role

BlackRock is a global leader in investment management, risk management, and advisory services. We help clients build better financial futures by integrating deep financial expertise with industry‑leading technology.

Technology sits at the center of BlackRock’s business. Our engineers build platforms that operate at global scale, supporting both BlackRock’s investment processes and the technology we deliver to clients worldwide.

We are looking forFull‑Stack Software Engineerswho enjoy working across the technology stack—from user experiences and APIs to distributed backend systems—and who are excited to builddata‑driven and AI‑enabled platforms.

In this role, you will partner with product managers, designers, architects, and fellow engineers to build intuitive, scalable, and resilient solutions used by BlackRock teams and over 100 external organizations globally.

• Design, develop, and deliverend‑to‑end featuresacross the stack, including frontend applications, backend services, APIs, and data layers
• Partner with product owners, UX designers, and architects to translatebusiness requirements into user‑centric and scalable technical solutions
• Buildmodern, responsive web applicationswhile ensuring strong backend performance and reliability
• Design and implementmicroservices and APIsthat power enterprise‑grade platforms
• Integratedata‑driven and AI‑enabled capabilitiessuch as analytics, intelligent workflows, or decision‑support features
• Applyresponsible engineering practiceswhen working with data, models, and AI‑powered systems
• Writewell‑tested, maintainable, and secure code, with a strong focus on quality, performance, and operational excellence using AI tools.
• Continuously adopt newframeworks, tools, and best practicesacross full‑stack, cloud, and AI technologies

• Curious and eager to learn, with a willingness to challenge the status quo
• Comfortable switching contexts between frontend, backend, and system‑level concerns
• A strong owner of your work who values accountability, craftsmanship, and clear communication
• Data‑driven and analytical, able to reason about complex systems and user interactions
• Thoughtful about applying technology—and AI—where it delivers real user and business value

• Passionate about buildingscalable, intuitive, and high‑quality software
• Delivering platforms used byBlackRock and a broad external client base
• Focused onengineering excellence, reliability, and responsible innovation
• Committed toopen source, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Aglobal engineering organizationwith teams across New York, London, San Francisco, and Gurgaon

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree inComputer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of hands‑on experiencedeveloping enterprise‑grade software systems
• Strong backend engineering experience inJava, including:
• Microservices architecture
• Spring / Spring Boot
• Hibernate or equivalent ORM frameworks
• Experience buildingREST and/or gRPC APIs
• Strong understanding ofdata structures, algorithms, and object‑oriented design
• Experience withfrontend development, using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Angular or React)
• Familiarity withSQL and NoSQL databases
• Solid understanding of theSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem‑solving skills

• Strong experience buildingend‑to‑end web and backend applications, including UI design considerations, API contracts, and backend scalability
• Experience integratingAI or data‑driven systemsinto full‑stack applications
• Understanding ofAI fundamentals, including model lifecycle concepts (training, inference, evaluation, monitoring)
• Familiarity with usingAI coding toolto develop application end to end.
• Experience withcloud platforms, ideallyMicrosoft Azure
• Exposure todistributed systems and event‑driven architectures(e.g., Kafka, Cassandra)
• Experience usingcaching technologies(e.g., Redis, Apache Ignite) for responsive, scalable applications
• Knowledge ofFinance, Investments, or Post‑Trade processing

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 | 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, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.