Software Engineer, Associate

About this role

Are you passionate about building software solutions and platforms from the ground up? Would you like to help drive the digital transformations in the private equity industry?

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our team and build one of the most important new products from the ground up—at the center of our technology initiatives.

The Software Engineering team drives technology development and delivers cutting-edge, innovative solutions for clients and business teams, improving the client experience as well as business processes and efficiencies.

The Impact

• Engineering excellence, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
• Be a team player: resonate with and demonstrate our values, criticize constructively, and help create a world-class engineering organization.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Support the complete Software Development Life Cycle (requirements gathering, development, testing, deployment, and support).
• Develop modular, reusable, and extensible software.
• Write code that is easy to understand and maintain.
• Design and implement low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.
• Perform unit tests and develop automated tests.
• Build RESTful APIs.
• Conduct timely code reviews.

Key requirement for this role

We expect you to have a solid foundation in data structures, programming languages, common design patterns, and software engineering best practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science, or a related degree.
• Development experience in .NET, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, and C#.
• Knowledge and experience using important .NET and C# language features, including encapsulation, inheritance, interfaces, polymorphism, generics, exception handling, reflection, attributes, LINQ, and asynchronous programming.
• Experience using Entity Framework for data persistence.
• Experience developing software with structured logging (preferably using a mature logging framework).
• Knowledge and experience with SQL, SQL database schema design, and developing software that accesses SQL databases.
• Knowledge and experience in the HTTP protocol, REST APIs, and authentication and authorization standards and methods.
• Experience using API testing utilities such as Postman or cURL.
• Knowledge and experience in Azure or AWS is a plus.
• Experience using design patterns to achieve good architecture.
• Experience troubleshooting and debugging issues, and unblocking development work by resolving problems independently.
• Experience creating unit tests to validate software component functionality.
• Experience using modern source code management systems such as Git for software development and collaboration.
• Experience working with continuous integration and development (CI/CD) systems.
• Ability to automate solutions to repetitive problems and tasks.
• Demonstrative written and verbal communication skills with audiences across a wide range of technical expertise.
• Passion for learning and using new technologies.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged, and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits, including retirement investment and tools designed to help you build a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) to help you 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 employees while supporting flexibility. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with flexibility to work from home 1 day per week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding.