Requirements

8+ years of development experience, ideally in the financial services industry, with Java as the primary programming language
Experience designing and building performant applications handling large volumes, concurrency, and latency-sensitive workloads
Experience with Spring, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservice architecture, and event-driven systems and middleware
Experience with relational and cloud-based data platforms
Experience with Agile delivery practices, DevOps tooling, CI/CD, and automation
Experience with distributed event streaming and messaging platforms
Motivated team player with a flexible, open-minded approach
Strong analytical capability and attention to detail
Strong ownership mindset, with experience supporting production systems and driving issues through to resolution
High integrity and alignment with BlackRock’s fiduciary culture

Nice to Haves

Knowledge of AI for code generation and building AI agents
Experience with enterprise-grade container orchestration platforms supporting declarative infrastructure and horizontal scaling
Experience with observability, monitoring, and distributed tracing solutions
Experience with DevOps and related tools

Partnering with business users and stakeholders to define functional/non-functional requirements, document assumptions, and clarify open questions
Translating complex business/technical requirements into sequenced delivery tasks, identifying dependencies, documenting assumptions, and open questions
Architecting, designing, developing, testing, and supporting Java-based applications
Communicating requirements, assumptions, design options, decisions, and rationale clearly and concisely
Contributing to technical design and code reviews
Improving reliability, observability, and performance of systems
Supporting production releases in line with team standards
Suggesting and championing SDLC process improvements to enhance quality, reliability, or delivery efficiency

Retirement investment options and tools to build a strong financial future
Access to education reimbursement
Comprehensive resources supporting physical health and emotional well-being
Family support programs
Flexible Time Off (FTO) to relax, recharge, and support loved ones
Hybrid work model with 4 days in-office and 1 day remote per week to foster collaboration and flexibility