Senior Software Engineer, Data Integrations (Java/Python)

About the role

At BlackRock SMA Solutions, our strategies are designed to put our clients’ and their clients’ interests at the center of our investment advice; to minimize costs and taxes; and to incorporate each client’s unique values-aligned preferences into their investment portfolio. Offering a full suite of tools for our clients, from direct-indexing to active equity and fixed income strategies—with evolution a constant part of our game.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and own end-to-end features across data pipelines, APIs, and microservices, from ingestion and transformation through consumption.
• Build and enhance integration services that exchange data with internal platforms and external systems.
• Develop and evolve components of a microservices ecosystem supporting equity portfolio construction and direct indexing workflows.
• Design relational database schemas, write efficient SQL, and ensure data quality, completeness, and timeliness.
• Support building, releasing, and operating services in a cloud-native environment, including deployment to Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Troubleshoot issues in live production environments and provide real-time support for critical incidents.
• Continuously improve the platform through modernization of existing components, adoption of contemporary technologies, and use of enterprise-grade third-party services.
• Write code that is clear, maintainable, well-tested, and easy for other engineers to understand and extend.
• Collaborate effectively with engineers, product partners, and business stakeholders in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary environment.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of post-university professional experience in a data engineering, integration engineering, or backend/full-stack engineering role, preferably in a financial services or trading environment.
• Strong understanding of programming fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and paradigms.
• Proficiency in one or more modern object-oriented languages (Java/Python).
• Solid experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience designing and consuming APIs using modern approaches (RESTful services; familiarity with GraphQL or gRPC is a plus).
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues in production systems and provide real-time support for critical issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering and business teams.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary environment.

Desired Additional Qualifications

• Experience working in a cloud environment.
• Familiarity with messaging and event-driven technologies (AWS SQS, etc.).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies.
• Understanding of secure distributed systems concepts, including OAuth2 / OpenID Connect, secrets management, caching, and observability (logging, metrics, tracing).
• Exposure to front-end technologies (e.g., React or Angular) or statistical / financial analysis is a plus.

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 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.

Career path

• Engineer I (Analyst)
• Engineer II/III (Associate)
• Senior Engineer I/II (Vice President)
• Lead Engineer (Vice President)
• Engineering Team Manager (Vice President)
• Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer (Director)
• Engineering Team Director/ Sr. Engineering Team Director
• Managing Director
• Managing Director

BlackRock Principles

• We are a fiduciary to our clients. This is the bedrock of our identity; it reflects our integrity and the unbiased advice we give our clients.
• We are One BlackRock. We work collaboratively to create the best outcomes for our clients, our firm and the communities where we operate.
• We are passionate about performance. We are relentless in innovating and finding better ways to serve our clients and improve our firm.
• We take emotional ownership. We have a deep sense of responsibility to our clients and to each other.
• We are committed to a better future. We are long-term thinkers, focused on helping people build a better tomorrow.

BlackRock Principles

• We are a fiduciary to our clients. This is the bedrock of our identity; it reflects our integrity and the unbiased advice we give our clients.
• We are One BlackRock. We work collaboratively to create the best outcomes for our clients, our firm and the communities where we operate.
• We are passionate about performance. We are relentless in innovating and finding better ways to serve our clients and improve our firm.
• We take emotional ownership. We have a deep sense of responsibility to our clients and to each other.
• We are committed to a better future. We are long-term thinkers, focused on helping people build a better tomorrow.

BlackRock Principles

• We are a fiduciary to our clients. This is the bedrock of our identity; it reflects our integrity and the unbiased advice we give our clients.
• We are One BlackRock. We work collaboratively to create the best outcomes for our clients, our firm and the communities where we operate.
• We are passionate about performance. We are relentless in innovating and finding better ways to serve our clients and improve our firm.
• We take emotional ownership. We have a deep sense of responsibility to our clients and to each other.
• We are committed to a better future. We are long-term thinkers, focused on helping people build a better tomorrow.