Vice President, Senior Backend Engineer (Java) - Aladdin Engineering

BlackRock•New York, NY

14d•$155,000 - $210,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is for an experienced backend engineer to become an integral part of the Analytics & Compliance Engineering team that is building the next generation analytics factory for Aladdin. We are seeking a candidate with strong people and project management skills to lead a team of engineers in rearchitecting and modernizing a core service in the Aladdin analytics and reporting estate. In this role, you will drive collaboration across engineering, product, and business stakeholders to deliver a modern, API-first solution. The ideal candidate will be able to establish an in-depth knowledge of all parts of the system, design and implement scalable solutions, and lead the team to successful delivery. Strong experience with the client-server model and inter-process communication technologies is a must to work with our myriad Java services, which act as both consumers and producers of data. The candidate will solve complicated problems in large scale data systems by applying their knowledge of data modeling and database technologies. API design will be a facet of the role, requiring partnership with clients to deliver our data in an efficient and performant manner. A key differentiation will be the ability to apply AI-native skillsets to accelerate the product development life cycle through a modern operating model and agentic tooling to increase implementation velocity. As a senior member of the team, the applicant will be expected to lead and mentor junior engineers and collaborate directly with stakeholders. Experience deploying and operating software in a production environment will also be highly beneficial.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in software development using Java
Excellent communication skills, time management, organization, and attention to detail
Experience working with global, multi-functional project teams
Robust object-oriented design pattern knowledge and implementation experience
Experience with inter-process communication frameworks like gRPC and REST
Advanced knowledge and experience working with relational and NoSQL databases
Experience with multi-tier application architecture and high performance distributed and in-memory caching solutions
Experience adhering to software development life cycle standards, including test driven development, unit testing discipline, agile development, and CI/CD strategies
Experience with agentic development and applying AI tooling to the product development life cycle
Creativity and resourcefulness to problem solve independently
Passion for learning and implementing new technologies

Nice To Haves

Experience handling large volumes of time series data and building associated services and APIs
Experience with message streaming technologies such as Kafka and RabbitMQ
Familiarity with API specifications and standards like OpenAPI
Experience with cloud-based data warehouse solutions like BigQuery and Snowflake
Experience with cloud technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and Terraform
Proficiency with the Linux environment and command-line tools
Knowledge of telemetry and monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk
Experience in application performance tuning using tools like AppDynamics, VisualVM, and JMeter
Experience in the finance industry and knowledge of financial products/markets

Responsibilities

Lead a team of engineers in rearchitecting and modernizing a core service in the Aladdin analytics and reporting estate.
Drive collaboration across engineering, product, and business stakeholders to deliver a modern, API-first solution.
Establish an in-depth knowledge of all parts of the system, design and implement scalable solutions, and lead the team to successful delivery.
Solve complicated problems in large scale data systems by applying knowledge of data modeling and database technologies.
Partner with clients to deliver data in an efficient and performant manner through API design.
Apply AI-native skillsets to accelerate the product development life cycle through a modern operating model and agentic tooling.
Lead and mentor junior engineers.
Collaborate directly with stakeholders.
Deploy and operate software in a production environment.