Front End Engineer (React/Typescript) - Aladdin Engineering at BlackRock

San Francisco, California, United States

BlackRock Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Services, Software DevelopmentIndustries

Requirements

  • Experience with React and Typescript
  • Ability to design new features for React web-based investment/trading applications
  • Ability to develop high-quality, efficient, and fault-tolerant code
  • Experience with code reviews, testing, dev ops, and production support
  • Ability to collaborate with frontend engineers on common React components and utilities
  • Ability to design and integrate APIs
  • Ability to work with backend engineers to design data contracts and APIs
  • Ability to learn about trading/investment workflows
  • Ability to estimate scope of work and perform demos
  • Ability to communicate technical blockers and challenges to non-technical audiences
  • Ability to design a testing strategy and contribute to automated testing
  • Ability to provide level two production support
  • Comfortable collaborating in a multi-office, multi-country environment
  • Solid software engineering principles

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with product management, quality assurance, and business users to design new features
  • Validate releases via code reviews, detailed testing, dev ops, and production support
  • Build and package tools that manage trillions in assets
  • Design and integrate APIs for multiple use-cases
  • Design and implement a thoughtful and efficient state management flow across the platform
  • Translate high-level vision into functional and non-functional requirements
  • Design overall testing strategy and perform joint testing
  • Utilize monitoring and logging tools to identify issues and provide fixes
  • Own delivery, deployment, release, and support with assistance from the team
  • Communicate vision, blockers, progress, and estimates to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Bring solid software engineering principles to design discussions

Skills

React
Typescript
Software Engineering
Collaboration
Problem-Solving

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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