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Role: Senior/Lead Front End/Full Stack Engineer
Location: Sausalito, CA 94965- Hybrid
Salary: USD $180,000 - $215,000 / yr
Full Time
What are the 3-4 non-negotiable requirements of this position?
• Fully own our Microservices efforts from interface definition to writing front-end and back-end code to handing them over for deployment in a K8s cluster
• Design (parts of) the Microservices ecosystem that provides functionality for equity portfolio construction tools for direct indexing
• Provide consistent improvements to Aperio's enterprise fintech platform through modernization of current components and choice of contemporary technologies and enterprise third-party components
What are the nice-to-have skills?
• Keep up to date with developments in technologies Aperio is using
• Continuously improve Aperio's CI/CD practices
• Actively participate in recruitment efforts
Job description
Team Overview
BlackRock SMA Solutions helps clients customize portfolios for unique tax, values-alignment, or investment exposures across direct indexing, fixed income, active equity, and multi-asset. We deliver world-class service to all of our clients, from wealth advisors to family offices to endowments and foundations.
About this Role:
At BlackRock SMA Solution we obsess with our clients: we put them front and central to everything we do. The focus of this role is to contribute to BlackRock codebase and collaborate with users to identify their needs and help them be more efficient. Our platform is called Arya and is based on microservices architecture with our web application being the interface with users. The web application is built using React, so you can expect a lot of JavaScript (and more specifically Typescript) programming. We practice agile software development and work in two-week sprints. This role will work closely with all other members of our technology team as well as members of our project management team and end users. The role is perfectly suited for a true full stack developer that enjoys working on user facing (front end) part of the tech stack.
Key Responsibilities:
• Build robust and maintainable web based user interfaces that also provide a delightful user experience
• Fully own feature development, from adding features to the front-end of our web applications to adding capabilities in microservices to adding structures in relational database
• Design and develop (parts of) microservices ecosystem that provides functionality for equity portfolio construction tools for direct indexing
• Support building and releasing software components and deploying them to k8s cluster
• Provide continuous improvements to our enterprise fintech platform through modernization of current components and choice of contemporary technologies and enterprise third party components
• Write code that is easily understood and maintainable by other team members
• Take a lead role on projects and initiatives
• Mentor and help to grow junior members of the team
• Keep up to date with developments in technologies we are using
• Actively participate in recruitment efforts
Qualifications:
• Advanced knowledge of web development, with a deep understanding of the JavaScript ecosystem
• Strong understating of web front-end technologies (React/Angular/Vue), application architecture, and ways of integrating them with other parts of software ecosystems
• Solid knowledge of programming fundamentals-algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and paradigms
• Five-plus years' experience in a similar role
• Experience leading projects and teams
• Seasoned Python background or related experience with modern object-oriented languages (Java, Scala, etc.) is a plus
• Experience in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystem
• Familiarity with relational databases
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate and work effectively, supporting various business departments
• Ability to work in fast-paced interdisciplinary environment