Senior Java Backend Engineer, Vice President

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BlackRock, Inc., City of Westminster

, 12 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Work closely alongside the overallEngineering Lead to shape and deliver the technical API strategy and direction for the Private Markets API team.

Manage a small team of developers, providing mentorship, guidance, and support to help them grow and develop their skills and careers.

Collaborate directly with senior technology leaders across Private Markets and the wider Aladdin organization to build and deliver market leading software at pace.

Deliver high efficiency, high availability, concurrent and fault tolerant software systems.

Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

Design, develop, and implement secure, scalable, and reliable micro-services to deliver client-facing APIs built on Java technologies, using both REST and gRPC where required.

Optimize API performance and reliability through continuous testing, debugging, and refinement.

Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship todevelopers, fostering a culture of learning and growth within the team.

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.

7+ years of professional experience in Java development, with a focus on building client-facing APIs

An interest in setting strategy and direction, backed by real-work experience, ideally in an API-First setting.

Strong communication, presentation (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills, with direct experience of managing a diverse team of people.

Proficiency in Java programming language (17+ an advantage) and related frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Hibernate).

A real-world practitioner of OO development, coupled with experience applying standard Design Patterns to your software design.

Experience designing, building, and deploying scalable micro-services using API-First principles using at least one of REST/gRPC.

Motivated to work in a highly professional environment where best-practicesand attention to detail are highly valued, and security and stability are built into everything you do.

A desire to work with your colleagues to build the best software you can, move quickly anddemonstrate excellence.

Experience with API authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., OAuth, JWT).

Demonstrable experience building modern software using engineering tools such as git, maven, unit testing and integration testing tools, mocking frameworks.

Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes and cloud services in an enterprise environment is beneficial.

Friendly, positive, and can-do attitude.

At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve complex problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your unique skills, curiosity, drive, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual.

Our development teams sit inside Aladdin Engineering. We collaboratively build the next generation technology that changes the way information, people, and technology intersect for global investment firms. We build and package tools that manage trillions in assets and support millions of financial instruments. We perform risk calculations and process millions of transactions for thousands of users every day worldwide.

You will be working as a key member of our core Private Markets technology team. Your team will be basedin London and is part of the wider team responsible for engineering our cloud-first Private Markets platform using a microservice architecture. This platform supports hundreds of client businesses, managing and analysing their portfolios.

Creative thinker: Analyse multiple solutions and deploy technologies in a flexible way.

Great teammate: Think and work collaboratively and communicate effectively., 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.