Lead Java Developer - Software Engineering, Platform Engineering

About this role

Lead Java Developer, Software Engineering – Platform Engineering

Your team

The Platform Engineering team architects and builds the foundational technology that supports Aladdin, BlackRock’s investment operating system. Aladdin connects the information, people, and technology needed to manage money in real time, combining risk analytics with portfolio management, trading, and operations capabilities.

The team builds core infrastructure and platforms that improve developer productivity, stability, and performance across Aladdin applications. As part of Aladdin Engineering, you will collaborate with colleagues across offices and countries to develop technology used by financial institutions and investment professionals worldwide.

Your role and impact

As a Lead Java Developer in Platform Engineering, you will develop and enhance scalable software systems, build foundational capabilities, and improve the developer experience across Aladdin. You will help shape product roadmaps, solve complex engineering problems, and support reliable applications through disciplined design, testing, and operational practices.

You will work in a complex, fast-paced environment where collaboration, thoughtful analysis, clear communication, and the ability to learn and apply new concepts are important. You will also provide technical leadership for projects and contribute to an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture.

Your responsibilities

In every role at BlackRock, you'll be expected to apply sound judgement and critical thinking to solve complex problems, adapt as the business evolves, and combine the curiosity to explore new approaches and technologies with the rigor to challenge the results. The scope of this role also includes the following responsibilities:

• Collaborate across offices and countries with engineering colleagues, product management, and business partners to define product roadmaps and delivery priorities.
• Evolve continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, build systems, package-management capabilities, enterprise-grade container orchestration platforms supporting declarative infrastructure and horizontal scaling, and Open Container Initiative (OCI) container image packaging and runtime while supporting operational teams through testing, code reviews, resilience practices, and level-two production support.
• Deliver efficient, highly available, concurrent, and fault-tolerant software systems.
• Design and develop innovative solutions to complex problems, identifying issues, dependencies, and potential roadblocks.
• Apply established software engineering practices throughout the development lifecycle, including design-focused and test-driven approaches.
• Promote an inclusive and collaborative culture through recruiting, management actions, and employee engagement.
• Lead individual projects by managing priorities, deadlines, deliverables, and technical decisions using Agile methodologies.

Your experience

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or comparable practical experience, supported by substantial software engineering experience.
• 8-10+ Years of Strong software development experience using core Java, object-oriented programming, design patterns, and relevant backend or frontend technologies such as Spring, TypeScript, JavaScript, Angular, React, or Python.
• A track record of building high-quality software using design-focused, test-driven, and Agile engineering practices, with experience using relevant open-source frameworks and development tools.
• Experience working with relational databases, highly available distributed non-relational data storage platforms, scalable distributed data and caching platforms, and distributed event streaming and messaging platforms.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to understand financial or investment-related problems and build effective relationships with partner teams, sponsors, and user groups.
• Experience leading software projects or development teams and taking ownership of the design and technical quality of a significant application, system, or component.
• Exposure to application programming interfaces, microservices, cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, software delivery and operations tools such as Azure DevOps, optimization or algorithms, or artificial intelligence-related products and research environments.


For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$215,000.00 - USD$162,000.00 . 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 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.

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 workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.