Backend Engineer, Aladdin Data, Associate

About this role About Aladdin Data Aladdin Data is the foundation of the Aladdin platform, delivering trusted, scalable, and high‑quality data solutions that power investment decision‑making across BlackRock and its global client base. About the Product & Role Our Enterprise Data Catalog is a foundational platform within the Aladdin Data ecosystem, designed to provide a unified, scalable, and intelligent layer for metadata management, data discovery, lineage, and governance across BlackRock.

Built on top of the open-source DataHub platform, we are extending and customizing its capabilities to meet the scale, complexity, and regulatory needs of our business. What you will do As an Associate, Backend Engineer, you will play a key role in evolving this platform—enhancing core metadata services, extending native DataHub capabilities, and building a seamless, pluggable framework that integrates deeply with BlackRock’s data ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain high-quality backend applications using Java 11+ , Spring Boot , and related enterprise frameworks. Build and enhance REST APIs , microservices, and event-driven services for large-scale distributed systems.

Contribute to architecture, design discussions, code reviews, and technical decision-making. Develop scalable data integration components using relational databases, SQL, and modern data platforms. Work with messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka or similar event-processing platforms.

Implement caching and performance optimization patterns using technologies such as Redis . Support production stability through monitoring, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement. Partner with Product, Operations, and other Engineering teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.

Promote engineering best practices including automated testing, CI/CD, code quality, secure coding, observability, and documentation. Required Skills and Experience Around 5 years of professional software engineering experience , with strong hands-on Java development.

Strong expertise in Java , Spring Boot , RESTful services, and backend application development. Experience designing and building microservices and distributed systems. Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures, design patterns, and clean code principles.

Strong experience with relational databases such as SQL Server , PostgreSQL, Oracle, or similar. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, automated testing, and modern software delivery practices. Strong debugging, performance tuning, and production support skills.

Ability to work in an agile environment and collaborate across global teams. Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Preferred Skills Experience working on financial services, asset management, trading, risk, accounting, post-trade, or investment technology platforms.

Experience with Snowflake , ETL/data pipelines, or large-scale data processing. Familiarity with Kubernetes, containers, cloud platforms, or DevOps practices. Experience with Python, shell scripting, or other backend/data engineering tools.

Understanding of secure software development and enterprise control standards. Experience with front end technologies such as React JS , Angular is a plus . Experience with Kafka , messaging queues, or event-driven architecture. Hands-on experience with caching solutions such as Redis .

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.

Our hybrid work model BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week.

Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation.

As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock. Guidance on AI use for candidates At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients.

We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.

About BlackRock At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses.

Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress. This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees.

It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive. To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com .

We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn , Instagram , YouTube , X , and TikTok . BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.