Vice President Lead Software Engineer

About this role

Team Overview

BlackRock SMA Solutions helps clients customize portfolios for unique tax, values-alignment, or investment exposures across direct indexing, fixed income, active equity, and multi-asset. We deliver world-class service to all of our clients, from wealth advisors to family offices to endowments and foundations.

About this Role

At BlackRock SMA Solution we obsess with our clients: we put them front and central to everything we do. The focus of this role is to contribute to BlackRock codebase and collaborate with users to identify their needs and help them be more efficient. Our platform is called Arya and is based on microservices architecture with our web application being the interface with users. Our microservices are written in Python and our web application is built using React and TypeScript. Therefore, you can expect a lot of Python and JavaScript (and more specifically TypeScript) programming. We practice agile software development and work in two-week sprints. This role will work closely with all other members of our technology team as well as members of our project management team and end users. The role is perfectly suited for a true full stack developer that enjoys working on all parts of the tech stack.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop (parts of) microservices ecosystem that provides functionality for equity portfolio construction tools for direct indexing.
• Support building and releasing software components and deploying them to enterprise-grade container orchestration platforms supporting declarative infrastructure and horizontal scaling.

• Provide continuous improvements to our enterprise fintech platform through modernization of current components and choice of contemporary technologies and enterprise third-party components.
• Write code that is easily understood and maintainable by other team members.
• Fully own feature development, from adding capabilities in microservices to adding structures in relational database to adding features to the front-end of our web applications.
• Build robust and maintainable web-based user interfaces that also provide a delightful user experience.
• Take a lead role on projects and initiatives.
• Mentor and help to grow junior members of the team.
• Keep up to date with developments in technologies we are using.
• Actively participate in recruitment efforts.

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of programming fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and paradigms.
• Strong understanding of application architecture and various ways of integrating different components of a distributed software ecosystem.
• Seasoned Python background or experience with related modern object-oriented languages (Java, Scala, etc.) is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of web development is a plus.
• Five-plus years' experience in a similar role.
• Experience leading projects and teams.
• Experience in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystem.
• Familiarity with relational databases.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively, supporting various business departments.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced interdisciplinary environment.


For San Francisco, CA and Sausalito, CA Only the salary range for this position is USD$162,000.00 - USD$215,000.00 . 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.

We recruit, hire, train, promote, pay, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including assumptions about a person’s appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. We interpret these protected statuses broadly to include both the actual status and also any perceptions and assumptions made regarding these statuses.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.