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BlackRock Self-Indexing-Software Engineer(Associate)

About BlackRock

Elevate your career by joining the world's largest asset manager! Would you thrive in an environment that fosters positive relationships and recognizes outstanding performance? We know how important it is to feel valued every single day and be recognized for your contribution. At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and effectively motivate your involvement in our success. With over $14trillionofassets, we have an outstanding responsibility: our technology and services empower millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being.

Role Summary

AboutBlackRock Index Services

BlackRock Index Services (BIS)is responsible for the design, development, and administration of Fixed Income Equity & Multi-Asset class indices used by both internal and external clients. Our success hinges on producing highly accurate, best-of-breed indices in a timely manner.

BIS is looking for an experienced Software Engineer (Associate) to contribute to the development of our next generationEquity, Fixed Income & Multi-Asset IndexCalculation, Simulation & Delivery platform.

RoleResponsibilities

This role will be responsible for all aspects of software development, testing&supportby harnessing modern development technologies

You are passionate about multiple aspects of enterprise software development - Performance, Scale, Resilience, Usability and Maintainability.

As a key member of our engineering team, you will be encouraged and empowered to bring your ideas forward to help shapeour technology roadmap &solutions.

Become astrong member of our globally distributed and diverseteam

Collaborate with cross functional teams of Product Management, Equity/Fixed Income Research, Platform Engineering,Data Operations & Production and ProgramManagement to deliver innovative Indices

You are a well-organized engineer with strong attention to detail and anuncompromising approach to quality

Convert high levelArchitecture to Component design& convert this design to high quality software

Respond to technical questions from clients and perform ad-hoc analyses when needed to support and substantiate the response

You have a zeal for automating the complete software lifecycle - development, testing, deployment & production operations

You are enthusiastic about refactoring existing code to align with newer technology stacks and architectural patterns

Qualifications,Experience and Skills

B.S./MS(or equivalent) in a STEM subject areawith4to8years of experience in Enterprise Software Development

Strong experience with Java technology stack (Spring, JDBC, Hibernate, Apache Tomcat, JBoss, Maven, Jenkins, JUnit)

Strong development skills in Core andEnterpriseJavausingmulti-threadingand networking frameworks

Python development experience with good knowledge of numerical/statistics/MLpackages such as pandas,numpy,scipyandcvxpyis desirable

Good understanding of SQL & NoSQL Databaseconcepts,with experience on Oracle / Sybase / Snowflake / Cassandrais desirable

Experience with development of ETL solutions / Object Relational mapping (ORM) solutionsis desirable

Experience with development ofReSTfulWebservices using HTTP-JSON /gRPCis desirable

Experience with cloud native development (Kubernetes, Docker) and Cloud Platform like Microsoft Azureis desirable

Experience with Distributing Computing Technologies like Apache Ignite/Hazelcastis desirable

Experience with Open source publish-subscribe frameworks like Apache Kafka is desirable

Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks like Angular & React is desirable

Solid understanding & knowledge of Unix/Linux and related infrastructure

Good understanding of fundamental Data Structures & Algorithms.

Experience with Object Oriented Design Patterns

Superior problem solving and troubleshooting skillsand perseverance to identity Root cause of any problem

Experience working in an agile software development environment and with related technologies (Git, JIRA, ADO, Azure Pipelines)

UnderstandingofEquity / Fixed Income / Real Estate Investment& Tradingecosystem

Candidates with knowledge of Equity / Fixed Income / Real Estate indices will be given preference

Experience withBlackRockAladdinplatform & Dashboard technologies isa huge plus

Experience implementing solutions that interface with financial industry business partnersis highly desirable:

oData providerssuch asBloomberg, Reuters, FT Interactive Data,Factset, Rimes

oIndex vendors such asMSCI,S&P,Barclays, JP Morgan

oTrading, Clearing andFunds Transfer messagingnetworkssuch as SWIFT,FIX,FICC/DTC, MarketAxess

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.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock| LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.View theEEOC's Know Your Rights poster and its supplementand thepay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com. All requests are treated in line with ourprivacy policy.