Full Stack Engineering Lead - Python, Angular/React, US Wealth Advisory, Vice President
About the job
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Nine to twelve years of software engineering experience, preferably within the financial services industry, including at least four years leading high-performing Full Stack development teams.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Python and modern web application development using Angular or React, with a solid understanding of APIs, HTTP, and REST-based architecture.
- Experience designing, building, and supporting enterprise-scale applications, including production infrastructure, deployment architectures, resiliency strategies, and business continuity planning.
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools and delivering AI-enabled applications, intelligent workflows, or automation solutions that improve business outcomes and engineering productivity.
- Strong understanding of Generative AI technologies, including Large Language Models, prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI agents, and enterprise AI architectures.
- Hands-on experience with AI, Machine Learning, Generative AI, or Agentic AI solutions, including exposure to vector databases, semantic search, AI orchestration frameworks, and enterprise AI platforms.
- Familiarity with Responsible AI principles, governance frameworks, model risk management, and the practical application of AI to software engineering, analytics, advisor engagement, and workflow automation.
- Demonstrated ability to make sound technical and business decisions by balancing risk, governance, operational considerations, and long-term strategic objectives.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across business and technology organizations globally.
- A track record of delivering high-impact solutions, building strong partnerships, and achieving high levels of business stakeholder satisfaction.
- Passion for technology and business innovation, with the ability to connect strategic objectives to technical execution and identify opportunities to drive scale and efficiency.
- Flexibility to collaborate across global teams and support varying business and delivery schedules as needed.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of Full Stack engineers, providing technical leadership and people management while fostering accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Drive the successful delivery of strategic technology initiatives and complex programs, ensuring high-quality execution, operational excellence, and timely delivery in partnership with business stakeholders and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Define and execute the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for portfolio design platforms and applications, leveraging enterprise capabilities and promoting scalable, reusable solutions.
- Champion Agile software development practices, including planning, prioritization, backlog management, sprint execution, and continuous improvement.
- Establish and maintain engineering best practices across software development, production readiness, operational resilience, risk management, and platform governance.
- Lead the adoption of Applied AI technologies and AI-assisted engineering practices to improve developer productivity, accelerate delivery, and enhance business and client experiences.
- Identify, evaluate, and deliver AI-enabled solutions, intelligent workflows, and automation opportunities that drive advisor engagement, operational efficiency, and measurable business impact.
- Partner with enterprise technology teams and business stakeholders to evaluate emerging technologies and translate innovative capabilities into scalable, production-ready solutions.
- Promote responsible AI adoption by establishing practices around governance, security, model evaluation, risk management, and compliance with enterprise standards.
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to business and technology leaders by challenging the status quo, identifying opportunities for innovation, and driving transformational initiatives.
- Mentor and coach engineers and technical leaders, promoting AI literacy, technical excellence, and professional development across the organization.
- Adapt priorities and execution plans to meet evolving business needs while supporting firm-wide initiatives and delivering high-impact outcomes.
- Knowledge of the financial services industry and wealth management domain.
About the company
BlackRock manages money for pension funds, governments, insurers, and everyday savers, and sells the software it uses to run those investments to other firms. In 2009, its purchase of Barclays Global Investors brought in the iShares fund family and made BlackRock the world's largest asset manager. Its iShares exchange-traded funds trade like stocks and mostly track market indexes, while its private funds lend to companies and invest in infrastructure and real estate. BlackRock charges a yearly fee on the money it manages, and banks, insurers, and other investors pay to use Aladdin, its system for measuring risk and running portfolios. Larry Fink and seven partners founded BlackRock in 1988, and it is based in New York City.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1988
Get referred to BlackRock
See people who can refer or advise you
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Growth accelerated: clients added a record net $321 billion from January to June 2026, over double a year earlier.
- Engineers are in demand: 97 of 315 open BlackRock jobs in October 2026 were in engineering or technology.
- Private markets are the growth bet: BlackRock aims to raise $400 billion for private funds from 2025 through 2030.
What critics are saying
- Its biggest rival took the US ETF lead: Vanguard passed BlackRock in June 2026, ending BlackRock's run since 2003.
- Job cuts are routine: June 2026's roughly 200 layoffs were BlackRock's fourth round in 18 months.
- Private lending is under strain: BlackRock's $26 billion HPS fund met about half of withdrawal requests in March 2026.
What makes BlackRock unique
- Alternatives earn outsized fees: private and hedge funds were 3% of long-term assets but 17% of 2025 management fees.
- Other investors pay to use its software: technology revenue, mostly from Aladdin, rose 24% to $2.0 billion in 2025.
- Washington calls it in crises: BlackRock priced AIG's troubled assets in 2008 and ran Fed bond purchases in 2020.
Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?
Benefits
Health Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Mental Health Support
Wellness Program
401(k) Retirement Plan
Company News
BlackRock chief executive officer Larry Fink warned on Wednesday that a moratorium on data centres would push the US into recession. He told CNBC that "a moratorium of some sort in this country" would hurt because much of the economy is tied to data centre investment. Fink called most fears about the buildout "misinformation" and said data centres "are not the problem." He said they create demand for construction workers, energy infrastructure, and AI computing hardware. A Pew Research Center survey found at least 49% of Americans say data centres are mostly bad for the environment, home energy costs, and quality of life nearby. McKinsey expects global data centre investment to reach almost $7 trillion by 2030, with more than 40% in the US. BlackRock reported third-quarter net income of $2.6 billion, beating expectations.
BlackRock will take over management of the CenterWell senior primary care centres, under an agreement with majority owner Humana. It will buy the stake held by private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), which Humana said is a $2.8 billion position. BlackRock will be majority owner of 150 clinics that WCAS developed and operated under a 2022 deal with Humana. CenterWell, which has more than 350 centres in 12 states, will keep operating independently. BlackRock plans new investments, including new centres and possible buyouts of competitors. CenterWell may buy back the clinics from 2028, but cannot be forced to. The old WCAS deal had such a "put" provision. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.
BlackRock beat third-quarter forecasts, helped by performance fees of $630 million, about $200 million above analyst estimates. Most of the jump came from a single hedge fund that measures its results once a year, in the third quarter. Adjusted earnings per share rose 38% to $15.93. Clients added $205 billion, and assets reached a record $15.5 trillion. Crypto stakes also helped. BlackRock booked an $80 million gain on Securitize and a $22 million gain on Circle, both from higher valuations rather than sales. The hedge fund's next annual measurement date is not until the third quarter of 2027.
BlackRock shares rose 4% premarket on Wednesday after the New York-based money manager reported third-quarter profit and revenue that beat analyst estimates. Adjusted net income was $2.62 billion, or $15.93 per share, against expectations of $14.15. Revenue climbed 19% to $7.75 billion, compared with the roughly $7.4 billion expected. The firm attracted $205.5 billion in net new client money, above the $171.5 billion forecast. That included $78.2 billion in fixed income and $52.4 billion in stocks. Private markets drew $15.3 billion, and performance fees reached $630 million. Assets under management rose 15% year on year to a record $15.49 trillion, just below the $15.57 trillion analysts expected. Chief executive officer Larry Fink said BlackRock's ability to "originate and structure at scale" is leading to "premier financing relationships and sourcing opportunities for our clients.
OnKure, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing best-in-class, targeted oncology therapeutics, today announced that it has raised $55 mil...