About this role
The Team:
The Global Marketing & Digital Wealth organization at BlackRock is a forward-looking, globally connected team at the center of the firm’s most high-impact priorities. We are architects of growth, working across functions and markets to unlock opportunities and accelerate outcomes for the business. In collaboration with both internal and external partners, we design the conditions for success—delivering next-generation campaigns, brand platforms, communications, training, and client experiences. Our work is powered by world-class centers of excellence spanning content strategy, research & analytics, and digital platforms & experiences.
Role and Impact:
The Global Digital Team, including Digital Data Platforms and Digital Experiences, is a fast-growing global function at BlackRock which seeks to engage a multi-trillion-dollar audience of investors, advisors, and institutions with our diverse range of investment products. We are at the centre of a company-wide focus on growing our footprint in the digital space, and we 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.
As we take an innovative approach for our clients, we are building out our team, and we’re looking for an A-player to join our Digital Experiences global team.
Primary responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of frontend and full stack developers, ensuring high-quality code and following established guidelines.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers and collaborators to translate business requirement into technical solutions.
- Being involved in inception to delivery of various features and products on a dedicated and exciting product roadmap
- Architect, design and implement scalable, secure and high-performing applications.
- Oversee end-to-end development lifecycle : coding, testing, deployment and support.
- Review code, provide feedback, and enforce coding standards.
- Evaluate and implement new tools, framework and technologies to optimize development processes.
- Willing to embrace work outside of your comfort zone, and open to mentorship from others; you make mistakes, but learn from them
- Ensure system performance, reliability and security across applications.
- Fix and resolve complex technical issues in a timely manner
- Promote continuous learning and innovation within the team
Team Leadership:
- Position the team for leadership in emerging areas such as AI, personalization, and dynamic digital experiences on web and mobile apps
- Lead a team of 5 engineers – growing to 8
- Provide technical leadership and career growth for the engineers
- Build talent pipeline with external and internal candidates
- Build an engineering network across BlackRock
Project Leadership:
- Ownership approach, Agile product development practices
- Collaborate with global partners, product managers, designers and other engineering leaders in the organization
- Deliver complex digital projects on time and with high level of quality
Is a must:
- 7+ years hands-on Java development experience with distributed system designs and Java application servers (Apache Tomcat, Spring Framework)
- Strong hands‑on expertise in React.js, with experience building scalable, performant, and accessible web applications.
- Strong hands‑on Java development experience, crafting and implementing backend services and APIs in enterprise‑scale environments.
- Experience with Test Driven Development (JUnit, TestNG, EasyMock, JMock)
- Experience supporting Unix/Linux platforms
- Exposure to building microservices and APIs ideally with REST, Kafka or gRPC.
- Experience with relational database and/or NoSQL Database (e.g., Apache Cassandra)
- Exposure to high scale distributed technology like Kafka, Mongo, Ignite, Redis.
- Experience with the RESTful Services and Rest APIs.
- Proficiency in JavaScript/ TypeScript and experience of at least one JavaScript libraries like rxjs or ngrx
- Experience with HTML and CSS preprocessors like SASS, LESS etc.
- Proven experience with AI‑assisted software development, including practical use of modern AI tools to accelerate development, testing, and code review.
- Proven experience line‑managing engineering teams, including performance management, coaching, hiring, and career development.
- Ability to operate effectively as a hands‑on technical leader while setting direction and standards for a senior engineering organization.
- 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 fields, with an emphasis on Scrum
- Strong partnership, communication, and time management abilities
Is a plus:
- Knowledge and curiosity about 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 or equivalent experience
- Exposure to CI/CD
- Experience with AI-related projects/products or experience working in an AI research environment.
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 Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.
