Aladdin Wealth Enterprise - Front End Software Engineer (ES6 Javascript / React) Blackrock
New York, NY

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About BlackRock

BlackRock helps investors build better financial futures. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most important goals. As of March 31, 2019, the firm managed approximately $6.52 trillion in assets on behalf of investors worldwide. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com | Twitter: @blackrock | Blog: www.blackrockblog.com | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock.

Job Description:

We are a fast-growing fintech business operating within BlackRock Solutions, and our mission is to leverage the power of Aladdin's analytics, technology, and data to give financial advisors the edge they need to build better portfolios and deliver better outcomes to their end customers. Our product is a B2B enterprise SaaS offering and we generate direct revenues for the firm. We operate as one cohesive unit spanning client, product, and engineering, and we pride ourselves on getting things done and delivering new business value quickly and frequently. We are passionate about finding new ways to solve real business problems in our industry using technology and data.

We are rapidly growing our engineering team and are looking for ambitious individuals who can independently architect, develop, and deploy front-end applications.

ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Architect, develop, deploy, and maintain fast and scalable webapps that drive the investment management process at our clients
* Partner closely with product management and external client relationship management teams to enhance the product offering and drive up user engagement and adoption
* Beyond engineering, a successful candidate will always strive to learn the business context of their projects to quickly play a leading role in solving problems and driving decisions

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

* BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
* At least 3+ years experience as a software engineer

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Experience architecting and deploying complex applications in a production capacity
* Significant expierence with ES6 Javascript and React
* Experience with strongly typed languages, including Typescript, is a plus
* Some experience with a back-end language and web framework.
* Experience with Java or other JVM based language is a plus
* Excellent communicator, both written and verbal
* Able to work independently with minimal direction when appropriate
* Experience in the finance industry or knowledge of financial products/markets is a plus

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.