Associate, Systems Software Engineering

at  BlackRock

Description
About this role
Company: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
Job Title: Associate, Systems Software Engineering
Location: 50 Hudson Yards New York, NY 10001
Summary of duties: Collaborate with traders to improve trading ecosystem by coming up with creative ideas and discussing new feature requests, issues and resolution. Handle project’s priorities, delivery and trading desks’ expectation. Work with global teams to design, develop, and integrate trading analytics, and real-time trading tools into the trading platform. Provide real-time support for our real time trading platform for equities, futures, fixed income and FX. Design and implement test plan, debugging and defining corrective actions for our tools. Design and develop innovative solutions to sophisticated problems, identifying issues and roadblocks around support, testing and development effort.
Qualifications: Master’s degree, or its foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering or related field and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or as a Software Engineer, Software Developer or related OR Bachelor’s degree, or its foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering or related field and four (4) years of experience in the job offered or as a Software Engineer, Software Developer or related. Must have two (2) years of experience with: programming in Java and J2EE; relational databases and SQL; ORM technologies (JPA and Ibatis); shell scripting in Linux and UNIX environments; developing REST API services; message-oriented middleware API including Java Message Service (JMS); test-driven development and object-oriented design; Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, Putty, MobaXterm and CI/CD tools (GitLab and Teamcity); Maven, Junit and Mockito; and one (1) year of experience with front-end frameworks including Node.js.
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For New York City only: The salary range for this position is $142,800 – $150,000. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.
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.

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