Application Engineer (C++ & Java), Associate

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

$132K/yr - $162K/yr

Entry Level

BlackRock is an investment company that offers its services to institutions, intermediaries, foundations, and individual investors. The Application Engineer will be responsible for building financial technology products and services, developing software using various programming languages, and collaborating with teams to ensure compliance and enhance the Aladdin platform.

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Responsibilities

Build financial technology products and services to meet the needs of BlackRock and our clients.
Develop software using a host of languages and open-source technologies including Java, C++, Python, Cassandra, Kafka, Docker, Solr, etc.
Take ownership of projects and watch your creations be released to thousands of users.
Work closely with senior engineers developing specific parts of the Aladdin platform.
Collaborate with users and the product team to design new features.
Gain a broad understanding of the investment process and the capabilities of Aladdin.
Collaborate with colleagues to build innovative products during firm-wide hackathons.

Qualification

Required

Bachelor’s degree in information technology and Analytics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
Two (2) years+ of experience as a Software Engineering, Software Development Engineer, Software Engineer, or related role.
Two (2) years+ of experience writing clean and maintainable software code.
Two (2) years+ of experience with data structures and algorithms; applying design patterns; Java/C++ programming languages a must; Spring, SQL.
Two (2) years+ of experience with Agile development methodology.
Two (2) years+ of experience building applications in a multi-threaded environment.
Two (2) years+ of experience with distributed systems and storage technologies such as Cassandra, Redis, and relational databases.
Two (2) years+ of experience with testing technologies, such as Cucumber or similar frameworks.
Two (2) years+ of experience working on applications using Spring, Spring Boot, and Hibernate.

Preferred

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus
Heath care
Leave benefits
Retirement benefits
Strong retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Comprehensive healthcare
Support for working parents
Flexible Time Off (FTO)

BlackRock is an investment company that offers its services to institutions, intermediaries, foundations, and individual investors.

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Founded in 1988

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.blackrock.com

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