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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Associate, Application Engineer in New York, New York
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. is hiring a(n) Associate, Applicant Engineer (ref. Code R245591) in New York, NY.Duties: Analyze the client and investment management lifecycle, including client contracting and onboarding, portfolio management, trading, compliance, trade settlement, business operational workflows, and overall reporting platforms to design the best solutions. Support all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, application design, system development, testing, implementation, and production support. Create technical design documents to describe the planned solution and the upstream and downstream dependencies. Leverage and learn core technologies designed in-house to scale solutions. Implement new business functionalities on the Aladdin system to meet business requirements. Provide ongoing support and development maintenance of existing application functionality. Work closely with members of the team, end users, and client support teams to provide support and better understand user requests. REQUIREMENTS: Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), or a related field and two (2) years of experience as a Programmer Analyst or a related role. Must have two (2) years of experience with: Using SQL and corresponding tools to query data; Programming using Java, Python, Cassandra, Spring, Hibernate, JUnit, UNIX, multi-threading, and methodologies including test driven development and object oriented design and programming; Utilizing Agile development methodologies; Using Java performance tuning methodologies to optimize code execution, memory utilization, and overall system performance; Java reactive programming for concurrent and asynchronous operations; Utilizing Java multi-threading techniques to enhance concurrency, parallelism, and responsiveness in portfolio management software; Designing, developing, and documenting RESTful APIs to incorporate financial data feeds and APIs from various sources for portfolio analysis and decision-making; Protocol Buffers and RPC calls; and Utilizing API testing frameworks and tools including Postman and Swagger to automate testing and ensure the correctness and reliability of APIs. Must have one (1) year of experience with: Distributed computing platforms; Developing and delivering cloud based solutions; and UI frameworks including Angular.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.To apply, please send resume to the following email address us-applications@blackrock.com & include the job order number visible to you above in the subject line of the email. It is important to include the job order number in the subject line of the email. Also include the Ref code number: R245591
Minimum Salary: 153000 Maximum Salary: 157500 Salary Unit: Yearly