Application Engineer, Vice President

ENGINEERINGUK; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

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View more categories View less categories Sector Banking and Financial Services Role Professional Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time

About this role

About Post Trade Accounting (PTA):

- One of the largest areas of investment in Aladdin

- A rapidly growing, thriving business, with significant green field development opportunities, and assignments that directly impact business outcomes

- One of the only areas in Aladdin that generates its own direct revenues

- Join a multi-faceted organization with unified purpose and goals that span not only Engineering but our partner organizations in Product, Solutions, Service, Sales, and Marketing

- Professional work environment that offers both challenging/growth assignments and work-life balance

- Agile development practices balance workloads while providing engineers with a variety of experiences

Qualifications/ Competencies:

- B.S. / M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline

- 6+ years of hands-on object oriented programming experience in Java

- 6+ years of experience with Open Source tools (Spring, Hibernate, Apache, Maven, JUnit, etc.)

- 4+ years' experience with relational database development (SQL, stored procedures, data modeling). Sybase experience preferred.

- Experience on frameworks like Angular, React, Node.js, Typescript is a plus

- Enthusiasm and flexibility to work independently or in a team-environment

- Multi-tasking, collaboration and effective communication skills are a must.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Good to have:

- Experience with at least one NoSQL Database (e.g. Apache Cassandra) and one scripting language (Perl/Python)

- Experience with cloud native development (Kubernetes, Docker), open source publish-subscribe frameworks like Apache Kafka.

- Interest in financial markets is preferred.

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.

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, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.

Company

About Us

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. We serve pension plans providing for nurses, teachers, firefighters, law enforcement and other public and private sector workers, individual investors investing for their own retirement, and institutions such as governments, foundations and insurance companies. Clients turn to BlackRock for the innovative solutions they need when planning for their most important goals. We are passionate about helping those we serve build a strong financial future, so we seek out a diverse range of perspectives and talents to solve their most complex challenges.

While our firm has offices across more than 30 countries, we operate as "One BlackRock:" our people thrive on collaboration, mutual trust and respect, and we inspire each other to collectively raise our game. BlackRock is dedicated to its principles, which include a culture of equity and inclusion, where employees can bring their full selves to every conversation, every day.

Our employee networks

Our global networks are dynamic communities built on shared experiences, intersectionality and allyship. They are culture carriers for the firm, offering employees and allies the opportunity to enhance and shape the inclusive culture to which we aspire. Employee networks are sponsored by senior leaders and are proudly designed by employees, for employees.

The Ability & Allies Network (ABN) provides a sense of community, advocacy, resources and support for all types of disability-related issues within the firm.

Awards:

2022 Disability:IN Disability Equality Index

BlackRock was recognised as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion after scoring 100% on the Disability Equality Index.

Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2022 – US & UK

This recognition is a result of the feedback provided by current and former colleagues about their experiences working at BlackRock.

#1 Capital Markets Industry 2023

BlackRock was named one of America’s Most JUST Companies for the 3rd consecutive year, according to Forbes and JUST Capital. We ranked #1 in the Capital Markets industry.

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