Associate, Application Engineer | Engineer III at BlackRock

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
FinanceIndustries

Requirements

  • 3+ years hands-on experience in C++ or Java
  • Experience in concurrent programming, high throughput, high availability, fault tolerant distributed applications
  • Understanding of relational databases
  • Expertise in building distributed applications using NOSQL technologies like Cassandra, coordination services like Zookeeper
  • Experience in message oriented middleware architecture
  • Passionate about technology, with personal ownership for the work you do
  • Curious and eager to learn new things, and willing to challenge the status quo
  • Willing to embrace work outside of your comfort zone, and open to guidance from others
  • Data and quality focused, with an eye for the details that make great solutions
  • Willing to learn from mistakes

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain security and data platform and data services
  • Contribute to an agile development team working with designers, analysts, users and leads
  • Apply quality software engineering practices through all phases of development and into production
  • Collaborate with team members in a multi-office, multi-country environment
  • Ensure resilience and stability through quality code reviews, unit, regression and user acceptance testing, dev ops and level two production support

Skills

Java
Azure
Kafka
Cassandra
Docker
Kubernetes
Angular

BlackRock

About BlackRock

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
1988Year Founded
$78,647.7MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries

Benefits

Health Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Mental Health Support
Wellness Program
401(k) Retirement Plan

Risks

FDIC scrutiny could lead to regulatory challenges for BlackRock.
Workforce reduction may indicate internal financial pressures or strategic shifts.
Involvement in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding exposes BlackRock to geopolitical risks.

Differentiation

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, reached over $50 billion in assets quickly.
The firm is developing a layer-2 tokenized real-world asset platform on Ethereum.
BlackRock's partnership with Frax Finance enhances its stablecoin market presence.

Upsides

IBIT's success attracts a broader range of cryptocurrency investors.
The Ethereum platform positions BlackRock as a leader in blockchain financial services.
Partnership with Frax Finance enhances digital finance offerings and compliance.

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