About this role
This role sits within Preqin, a part of BlackRock. Preqin plays a key role in how we are revolutionizing private markets data and technology for clients globally, complementing our existing Aladdin technology platform to deliver investment solutions for the whole portfolio.
Working in the platform team you will be responsible for the technical excellence of our platform services, shaping, collaborating and creating new and changing existing implementations as necessary to raise the bar technically and improve the way we manage our services. In platform we own some of the business-critical services such as authentication as well as a series of new work streams focused on user management, data management and architectural oversight. You will also work with technical teams across the business supporting them to build, and implementing yourself, a variety of technological solutions.
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The platform team is critical to the success of our technology strategy providing the foundations for cross team services and enablement for teams located in other business units. The team has recently adopted this direction and there is tremendous opportunity to impact the way we do technology and help to unleash the power of data, increasing transparency in alternative assets and empowering the finance community to make better decisions across the global alternatives market.
In this role you will:
- Maintain close interaction with other customer facing development teams to provide first class core services that improve the time to value for the business and improve developer experience.
- Guide technical design and delivery. From rapid prototyping enabling fast experimentation, to modernising and paying down technical debt.
- Focus acutely on quality, setting the example by executing with best practice to deliver well designed and tested solutions
- Drive continuous improvement within working practices, teams and yourself. Participate in cross organisation enablement to ensure teams know their best options for designing and building technical systems
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers, accelerating their technical growth and setting aspirational standards
You are a good fit if:
- You possess strong technical ability across the full stack: C# and .NET core, python, REACT.JS and Postgres are our main technologies, with AWS as our cloud provider.
- You have deep knowledge of infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines (including secrets management) and container orchestration software such as Kubernetes • You've occupied positions of influence (or always found yourself being the got to person) and are able to demonstrate the experience of setting and owning direction for others to follow.
- You have an engineering and customer focused mindset, understanding that delivering value is more than just building excellent solutions and requires incremental and continuous feedback.
- You know that generating positive outcomes requires knowledge of the customer, other dev teams and the problem space to allow effective use of your technical knowledge ability.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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.
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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.