BlackRock · 11 hours ago
Application Engineer (ETF)-Java Backend -Associate
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$120K/yr - $148K/yr
3+ years expBlackRock is a leading financial company focused on helping clients achieve financial well-being. They are seeking an Application Engineer to design, develop, and maintain applications that support their ETF development team and manage a software platform overseeing the global iShares investment process.
Asset ManagementCrowdfundingFinancial ServicesFinTechReal Estate Investment
Responsibilities
Design, develop, deliver, and maintain applications with focus on high efficiency, high availability, concurrent and fault tolerant software
Demonstrate technical leadership of software design & architecture to support strategic product roadmap
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a multi-office, multi-country environment to define, design, and ship high-quality software solutions
Design and develop innovative solutions to complex problems, identifying issues and roadblocks
Work with project managers, technical leads, and business analysts to contribute throughout the SDLC cycle
Manage stakeholders for driving business decisions, negotiating priorities, and partner with various business teams to drive strategy and technology adoption
Ensure scale, resilience and stability through risk identification and mitigation, quality code reviews, creating robust test suites, and providing level two support
Foster continuous improvement in software development practices through innovation and automation
Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve development processes
Qualification
Required
Hands-on programming experience in Java and/or Python with OO skills and design patterns
Exposure to building microservices and APIs ideally with Kafka or gRPC
Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases (such as SQL Server, Apache Cassandra)
Experience with DevOps, continuous integration, and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and tools like Azure DevOps
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and software architecture skills
Experience in partnering with other teams, sponsors, and user groups who are on the same product journey
Ability to work in Agile/Scrum development environments with strong teamwork, communication, and time management skills
Innovative and a thought leader around new/cutting-edge technologies
B.S. / M.S. college degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related subject area
3+ years of hands-on development exposure
Preferred
Exposure to and innovative thinking around AI workflows and code generation
Experience with financial applications
Experience with cloud native tools (such as Kubernetes, Docker) and cloud platforms (such as Azure, AWS, or GCP)
Exposure to high scale distributed technologies such as Kafka, Ignite, Redis
Experience or real interest in finance, investment processes, and/or an ability to translate business problems into technical solutions
Benefits
Annual discretionary bonus
Healthcare
Leave benefits
Retirement benefits
Strong retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Comprehensive healthcare
Support for working parents
Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Company
BlackRock
BlackRock is an investment company that offers its services to institutions, intermediaries, foundations, and individual investors.
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