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Paris, Île-de-France, France
Hybrid
About this role
Your role and impact
Within the Aladdin Product Group – Private Markets, we are hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) to work on a critical application of the Aladdin Software suite: eFront Invest.
The position is based in Paris and operates as a part of a global engineering organization distributed over several countries all over the world.
eFront Invest is the main application for Private Markets Investment Management within BlackRock Aladdin. It handles all Private Market asset class investments, end to end, from the Fund Raising through the Deal Flow, Fund management and Accounting.
The role is a hands-on senior individual contributor to the eFront Invest platform and features. It requires deep understanding of the technical aspects of a web-based software deployed in the cloud, but also strong software architecture knowledge and advance notions of Product Delivery Life Cycle.
About you
You are an experienced software engineer who is comfortable working on large, long-lived systems where correctness, traceability, and operational stability matter as much as delivery speed. You enjoy understanding how data flows through systems, how workflows interact across services, and how design decisions affect downstream consumers. You are able to work autonomously in complex codebases, while collaborating closely with peers across engineering, product, and QA. You are not afraid to get into substantial code based, with the help of AI tools, to understand, enhance, fix and develop new product features.
As a senior engineer, you contribute through hands-on development, sound technical judgement, and constructive collaboration, rather than through formal authority. You take ownership of the quality of your work and understand the impact it has on business-critical workflows.
Technologies you will work with (hands-on)
C#, VB.NET
Visual Studio, VS Code
.NET Framework 4.x and .NET (.NET Core)
Microsoft SQL Server
TypeScript / JavaScript / HTML / CSS
Cloud platforms and services (AWS, Azure), containerised environments,
Kubernetes
Azure DevOps pipelines and release tooling
Agile / Scrum ways of working
What you will be doing
Designing and implementing features within Invest, focusing on enhancing the platform and the operation capacity of the product.
Working across the full software lifecycle, including development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident investigation
Contributing to the evolution of core platform architecture, configuration, and customization capacities.
Writing clear, maintainable code and contributing to automated testing and CI/CD pipelines
Diagnosing issues in existing systems, including legacy Invest components, and improving them incrementally and safely
Participating actively in code reviews and technical discussions
Collaborating closely with engineers, architects, product partners, and QA across locations
Leverage AI tools and IDEs to maximize your productivity and deliver quality features on time.
What you bring
Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline
Extensive professional experience building and supporting production software systems (typically 10+ years)
Strong ability to independently navigate and understand complex, existing codebases
Solid analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in data-centric and workflow-driven systems
Experience working on systems where data quality, auditability, and operational reliability are critical
Professional fluency in English, written and spoken
Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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.
Guidance on AI use for candidates
At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.
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.
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.
BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.