Vice President, Senior Full Stack Engineer SMA Solutions

About this role

Your Team

BlackRock SMA Solutions helps clients customize portfolios for unique tax objectives values-aligned preferences and investment exposures across direct indexing fixed income active equity and multi-asset strategies. We deliver a high standard of service to a diverse client base that includes wealth advisors family offices endowments and foundations. The team combines investment expertise with technology-driven solutions to support scalable portfolio management and implementation across a broad range of client needs.

Your Role and Impact

This role focuses on engineering technical solutions that enhance the trading and implementation functions of active portfolio management. The successful candidate will contribute to the design development and delivery of systematic solutions used to manage and trade a high volume of retail and institutional portfolios. This individual will bring strong analytical and quantitative skills a passion for investing and the markets and a demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering portfolio management trading and operations teams. The role offers an opportunity to influence both technology strategy and investment outcomes by driving innovation automation and scalable software solutions.

Your Responsibilities

In every role at BlackRock youll 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:

• Develop and deploy sophisticated algorithms to efficiently manage and rebalance SMAs ensuring alignment with portfolio objectives and investment strategies.
• Analyze business processes and applications rapidly learn new systems and drive automation and operational efficiency through technology solutions.
• Design and implement advanced data management capabilities utilizing relational databases and APIs to support scalable and reliable investment workflows.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and engineering approaches to support innovation platform modernization and strategic business objectives.
• Lead initiatives focused on process improvement and trade support across equity multi-asset and fixed income SMA portfolios.
• Develop high-quality maintainable software across front-end and back-end platforms while adhering to engineering best practices.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to a collaborative engineering culture focused on continuous learning and technical excellence.

Your Experience

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or a related field with 7-8 years of experience in financial services within an engineering or technology-focused role.
• Strong analytical software design and engineering fundamentals including algorithms data structures design patterns and a commitment to writing well-tested maintainable code.
• Strong programming skills in Python or modern object-oriented languages such as Java or Scala with experience building backend services and APIs.
• Experience building large-scale production-grade front-end applications using modern web technologies and frameworks such as React TypeScript Angular or similar technologies.
• Experience building and deploying applications using cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure or AWS along with modern containerization and orchestration technologies.
• Experience driving adoption of AI-assisted SDLC practices to improve engineering productivity development efficiency and code quality.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with hands-on experience working with relational SQL and/or NoSQL databases.

For Princeton NJ Only the salary range for this position is USD$148000.00 - USD$200000.00 . 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

BlackRocks 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 weve 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 childrens 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. Its why were dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed valued and supported with networks benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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