About this role

Web Tech Engineering

The Web Tech Engineering team is responsible for providing a solid software technology platform serving 134 public-facing websites of our company under the blackrock.com and ishares.com domains. These websites serve around 4 million individual visits per month, providing comprehensive data about our investment funds on 160 000 so-called product pages, enable roughly 1500 updates of web content and 10000 document uploads daily, as well as provide authentication for more than 600 000 registered users globally.

As an Engineering Director, you will:

• Lead a team of developers to build our investment models data platform

• Oversee the team’s agile delivery process ensuring completion of sprint tasks, adherence to the team’s quality standards, and successful deployment to production.

• Provide high quality technical input to team discussions on system design, seeing those efforts all the way through to final delivery.

• Manage the career growth of members of the team

• Be a role model, mentor the junior developers and contribute to inclusive team culture.

• Work with the business stakeholders in defining the requirements.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's/Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a similar field.

• 10+ years experience developing enterprise level applications using Java/Python/SQL

• Experience in designing or developing a data platform using BigData technologies would be preferred.

• Strong analytical problem-solving skills with an ability to pick up new concepts quickly.

• Demonstrable experience using modern software engineering tools such as git, maven, unit testing and integration testing tools, mocking frameworks.

• Domain expertise in financial services and products is an added advantage.

• Friendly, positive and can-do attitude

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

• Expertise working with project managers, technical leads and analysts across the software lifecycle; understand systems requirements, design, development, testing, deployment and documentation

• Strong teamwork, interpersonal skills and time management abilities

• Proficiency in building and passionate about creating great products that solve big problems

• Preferable to have some experience with Microsoft Azure

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.

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.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock (http://careers.blackrock.com/) | Twitter: @blackrock (https://twitter.com/blackrock) | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

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.