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Associate, Frontend Software Engineer (React)

BlackRock · Chicago, IL · 2 wk ago
Engineering$14/hrFull-time

About the role

We are looking for a Frontend Software Engineer to help build and enhance our internal platform which supports operations, sales, and portfolio management workflows. In this role, you will create intuitive user experiences that help investment professionals analyze data, manage strategies, and make informed decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering ways of working (CI/CD, automated testing, best practices)
  • Design and build complex, workflow-driven user interfaces using TypeScript and React
  • Drive performance optimization, maintainability, and architectural consistency across applications
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver business-critical enhancements

Requirements

  • Strong expertise in TypeScript and React
  • Expertise building and maintaining tooling for TypeScript projects (e.g., build systems, testing frameworks, developer workflows)
  • Experience building large-scale, production-grade front-end applications
  • Deep understanding of UI architecture, state management, and performance optimization
  • UX expertise: experience designing intuitive applications that distill complex, real-time data into clear, actionable user experiences, with a strong focus on user productivity
  • Take ownership of parts of a SaaS product, including production monitoring and incident resolution
  • Demonstrable experience building modern software using engineering tools such as git, unit testing and integration testing tools, mocking frameworks
  • Background in building high-quality software using design-focused and test-driven approaches
  • Strong analytical and software design skills, with an emphasis on writing well-tested code
  • Able to form positive relationships with partnering teams, sponsors, and user groups

Qualifications

  • Nice to have: Familiarity with Visual Regression Testing and Unit Testing, Knowledge of functional programming (RxJS), Experience working with REST APIs and WebSockets, Understanding of financial markets and industry workflows

Skills and Experience

  • Strong expertise in TypeScript and React
  • Expertise building and maintaining tooling for TypeScript projects (e.g., build systems, testing frameworks, developer workflows)
  • Experience building large-scale, production-grade front-end applications
  • Deep understanding of UI architecture, state management, and performance optimization
  • UX expertise: experience designing intuitive applications that distill complex, real-time data into clear, actionable user experiences, with a strong focus on user productivity
  • Take ownership of parts of a SaaS product, including production monitoring and incident resolution
  • Demonstrable experience building modern software using engineering tools such as git, unit testing and integration testing tools, mocking frameworks
  • Background in building high-quality software using design-focused and test-driven approaches
  • Strong analytical and software design skills, with an emphasis on writing well-tested code
  • Able to form positive relationships with partnering teams, sponsors, and user groups

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.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.

Skills

  • Strong expertise in TypeScript and React
  • Expertise building and maintaining tooling for TypeScript projects (e.g., build systems, testing frameworks, developer workflows)
  • Experience building large-scale, production-grade front-end applications
  • Deep understanding of UI architecture, state management, and performance optimization
  • UX expertise: experience designing intuitive applications that distill complex, real-time data into clear, actionable user experiences, with a strong focus on user productivity
  • Take ownership of parts of a SaaS product, including production monitoring and incident resolution
  • Demonstrable experience building modern software using engineering tools such as git, unit testing and integration testing tools, mocking frameworks
  • Background in building high-quality software using design-focused and test-driven approaches
  • Strong analytical and software design skills, with an emphasis on writing well-tested code
  • Able to form positive relationships with partnering teams, sponsors, and user groups

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.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.

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