Analyst, Application Engineer

Want to elevate your career by being a part of the world's largest asset manager? Do you thrive in an environment that fosters positive relationships and recognizes stellar service? Are analyzing complex problems and identifying solutions your passion? Look no further.

BlackRock is currently seeking an Associate to join our team based in Gurgaon. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your rare skills, eagerness, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow professionally and as an individual. We know you want to feel valued every single day and be recognized for your contribution.

About the Role

BlackRock is currently seeking a Software Engineer to join a development team embedded within Global Investment Operations (GIO). You will be developing exception-based, business-process-centric technology solutions that provide scale to operations teams globally. You will work closely with business users to develop service orientated workflows across GIO’s functional areas: Trading & Market Documentation, Transaction Management, Collateral Management, Payments, Corporate Actions, Cash & Asset Operations, and Securities Lending Operations.

BlackRock’s technology teams are:

• Passionate about technology, and love to solve sophisticated problems.

• Building solutions for both BlackRock and over 100 client organizations also using the Aladdin ecosystem.

• Working with leading technologies such as Java, Maven, Camunda, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Cassandra, and a host of other languages and open source technologies.

• Operating in an agile environment.

• Committed to open source, and love contributing back to the community.

• Writing testable software every day, with a focus on incremental innovation.

Would you like to:

• Work in a culture of openness, inclusion and proactive engagement at all levels.

• Work closely with users, designers, developers and product managers to translate imaginative designs into working prototypes.

• Understand the business you support, and work closely with users to design, develop & create innovative solutions.

• Solve complex problems in an ever-changing environment, with a focus on process optimization, data, & technology.

• Foster strong relationships with your colleagues and clients based on a culture of collaboration and service.

• Operate in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment and work as part of a global team.

Do you have:

• 1-4 years hands-on experience developing enterprise software systems using JAVA or PYTHON or both)

• BA/BS in Computer Science from an accredited university

• Strong OO skills and design patterns knowledge and implementation experience using one or more object-oriented languages (e.g. Java, Python, C/C++)

• Advanced knowledge and experience developing and working with relational databases (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, Sybase)

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills

• An ability to translate real business problems into technical solutions

• A track record of forging strong relationships and building trusted partnerships through open dialogue and continuous delivery

• Knowledge and experience adhering to software development best-practices including test driven development (TDD), unit testing discipline, agile development and CI/CD strategies.

• Experience working with teams across different time-zones and countries

• Experience building cloud-native applications is a plus

• Exposure to technologies like Kafka, Cassandra would be a plus.