Associate Frontend Software Engineer React

Salary: $120,000 - 148,000 per year Requirements:

• We need someone who is tenacious and able to thrive in a fast-paced, highly complex environment while persisting through challenging problems.
• We value creative problem-solving and the ability to evaluate multiple approaches and apply technology flexibly and efficiently.
• We are looking for a collaborative teammate who communicates well and helps motivate others.
• You should be a fast learner who can absorb new concepts quickly and apply them with minimal guidance.
• Strong expertise in TypeScript and React is required.
• Experience building and maintaining tooling for TypeScript projects, such as build systems, testing frameworks, and developer workflows, is required.
• You should have experience developing large-scale, production-ready front-end applications.
• A deep understanding of UI architecture, state management, and performance optimization is required.
• We are looking for UX experience that includes designing intuitive applications that turn complex real-time data into clear, actionable experiences with a focus on productivity.
• You should be able to own parts of a SaaS product, including production monitoring and incident resolution.
• Demonstrable experience with modern engineering tools such as git, unit testing, integration testing, and mocking frameworks is required.
• Experience delivering high-quality software through design-led and test-driven approaches is required.
• Strong analytical and software design skills, with an emphasis on writing well-tested code, are required.
• You should be able to build positive relationships with partner teams, sponsors, and user groups.
• Nice-to-have experience includes visual regression testing and unit testing.
• Nice-to-have knowledge includes functional programming with RxJS.
• Nice-to-have experience with REST APIs and WebSockets.
• Nice-to-have understanding of financial markets and industry workflows.

• We contribute to the ongoing improvement of our engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and best practices.
• We design and build complex, workflow-driven user interfaces using TypeScript and React.
• We drive performance improvements, maintainability, and architectural consistency across our applications.
• We work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver business-critical enhancements.

• CI/CD
• Frontend
• Git
• Support
• REST
• React
• RxJs
• TypeScript
• UX UI Design
• AI
• Excel

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We are collaborating with hackajob to connect with exceptional professionals for this Frontend Software Engineer role on our internal platform, which supports operations, sales, and portfolio management workflows. This position offers the chance to create intuitive user experiences that help investment professionals analyze data, manage strategies, and make informed decisions. You will work on complex, business-critical applications in a fast-paced environment, partnering across teams to deliver impactful technology. At BlackRock, our engineering environment combines the scale and stability of a global firm with the ownership and innovation of a product-driven team. We operate a hybrid work model with at least 4 days in the office per week and 1 day working from home, subject to business needs. For Chicago, IL, the salary range is USD $120,000 to $148,000, and employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus plus benefits including healthcare, leave, and retirement support. Our benefits also include a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents, and Flexible Time Off. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive culture, ongoing learning, and helping our employees thrive.

last updated 39 week of 2026