Take ownership of individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables using AGILE methodologies.
Deliver high efficiency, high availability, concurrent and fault tolerant software systems.
Contribute to development of Aladdin's global, multi-asset trading platform.
Design and develop innovative solutions to complex problems, identifying issues and roadblocks.
Demonstrate vision when brainstorming solutions for team productivity, efficiency, guiding and motivating developers.
Requirements
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering
Hands-on experience in Java or web developments.
Good understanding of concurrent programming and design of high throughput, high availability, fault-tolerant distributed applications and databases.
Strong interest in distributed systems, infrastructure services, cloud technology and AI/ML techniques and technology.
Prior experience in building distributed applications using SQL and/or NoSQL technologies such as MSSQL, MongoDB, Snowflake, or Redis is a plus.
Prior experience with message broker technology such as Kafka or gRPC is a plus.
Prior experience in modern front-end frameworks such as React, Vue.js, or Angular is a plus. Angular preferred.
Excellent analytical and software architecture design skills, with an emphasis on test-driven development.
Effective communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
Benefits
Our hybrid work modelHealth insuranceVision insuranceFlexible schedule
Additional Information
About this role
About the BlackRock Returner Programme
The Returner Programme is designed to encourage and support a return to full-time work through a six-month paid internship starting in September 2025. The returner programme acts as a feeder to full-time permanent employment (subject to individual performance and market conditions).
How we will support you:
They will offer a variety of employee networks to help you integrate into the business and culture
Provide a mentor and buddy for your day-to-day questions
Provide coaching and peer support
To qualify for the program, participants must have the following:
A career break of at least 24 months (no upper limit). During your career break you may have been working small-scale around other commitments or have not done any paid work.
Prior experience in Investment Management or Financial Services
Must be authorised to work in the UK
What is Aladdin and Aladdin Engineering (AE)?
You will be working on BlackRock's investment operating system Aladdin. Aladdin is used both internally and externally by many financial institutions. Aladdin combines sophisticated risk analytics with comprehensive portfolio management, trading and operations tools on a single platform to power informed decision-making and create a connective tissue for thousands of users investing worldwide.
Our development team sits inside Aladdin Engineering. We collaboratively build the next generation of 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 supports millions of financial instruments. We perform risk calculations and process millions of transactions for thousands of users every day worldwide!
The open position is in the Investment compliance Engineering team within Aladdin Engineering. The team is on a transformational journey from a mature set of applications to an integrated persona-based platform with streamlined user workflows and a high degree of automation and scale. The team works closely with BlackRock portfolio managers, traders and investment compliance officers and delivers to external clients. They also partner closely with world class AI research and engineering teams, product managers, UX designers, quality assurance engineers, and client support teams to deliver high quality, scalable and resilient capabilities.
Being a member of investment compliance engineering you will be:
Tenacious: Work in a fast paced and highly complex environment
Creative thinker: Analyze multiple solutions and deploy technologies in a flexible way.
Great teammate: Think and work collaboratively and communicate effectively.
Quick learner: Pick up new concepts and apply them quickly.
Blackrock · Edinburgh, UK