Senior Java Developer, Vice President

About This Role

Join BlackRock's Global Digital Team as a Senior Java Developer, Vice President. This fast-growing global function seeks to engage a multi-trillion-dollar audience of investors, advisors, and institutions with our diverse range of investment products. We are at the center of a company-wide focus on expanding our footprint in the digital space and operate at the intersection of design, technology, and data. We are constantly driving digital innovation across the domains of web, mobile apps, conversational AI, data models, and analytics, while simultaneously driving their implementation, scale, and local adaptations globally.

Primary Responsibilities

• Spearhead the development of our backend and frontend stacks, architecting, and building full stack projects.
• Be involved in inception to delivery of various features and products on a results-oriented and exciting product roadmap.
• Help the team continuously improve processes and ways of working.
• Work with project managers, technical leads, business owners, and analysts through the entire SDLC, understanding and refining systems requirements, working in an Agile model.
• Participate in setting coding standards and guidelines for web applications, identify and detail best practices.
• Understand and support existing systems, and resolve operations issues while working with other engineering staff located across the globe.
• Be curious and eager to learn new things, with a healthy disrespect for the status quo.
• Embrace work outside of your comfort zone, and be open to mentorship from others; you make mistakes, but learn from them.
• Be passionate about technology, with personal ownership for the work you do.

Essential Skills / Experience

• 5+ years hands-on Java development experience with services-oriented architectures and Java application servers (Apache Tomcat, Spring Framework).
• Experience with Test Driven Development (JUnit, TestNG, EasyMock, JMock).
• Experience supporting Unix/Linux platforms.
• Experience with one of the Front end frameworks. Angular, React would be preferable.
• Knowledge of the core JavaScript and experience of at least one JavaScript libraries like rxjs or ngrx.
• Experience with HTML and CSS.
• Ability of writing clean, future proof code with proper unit testing.
• Knowledge of at least one distributed version control system ideally Git.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Willing to work with global project teams spread across several time zones.
• Understanding the Agile project management disciplines, with an emphasis on Scrum.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and time management abilities.

Good To Have

• Knowledge and interest in the financial services industry domain.
• Good understanding of designing and architecture of applications, according to web standards, security standards.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and Helm.
• Experience with Azure DevOps.

Our Benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged, and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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.