Vice President, C++ Engineer

About this role

About team

Are you interested in shaping the future of fintech? Our Platform Engineering division is at the forefront, creating the foundation for Aladdin, an operating system designed for investment managers. This system integrates real-time management of information, people, and technology, and is utilized by numerous financial institutions both internally and externally. Aladdin merges advanced risk analytics with extensive portfolio management, trading, and operations tools on a unified platform, facilitating informed decision-making and connecting a global community of investors.

The DevSys team, a crucial part of Platform Engineering, focuses on advancing our Developer Platform, including our core Aladdin libraries, Aladdin configuration services, DevOps tools & services, application runtimes, and transitioning services to a containerized Kubernetes environment.

Role and impact

We're seeking a developer-architect to join our DevSys team, with strong expertise in C++ and DevOps is a plus. This role offers the opportunity to work with a variety of components and technologies within the Platform Services area. Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented, eager to deeply understand the technology, and open to learning new skills.

Our developers play a crucial role from the start of projects, helping to define requirements, design, implement, deploy, and maintain applications. They are part of a multi-disciplinary squad, embracing Agile methodologies, and collaborate closely with program and product managers to enhance our product offerings in response to business needs.

Responsibilities

I am a developer-architect with experience as an individual contributor and in leading teams. I possess a clear vision and excel at working seamlessly with partners and stakeholders across various regions. Additionally, I have strong knowledge in managing the complete modern C++ SDLC. and strong knowledge of core c++ libraries from design to implementation. 

Our work may involve a variety of tasks, such as updating and developing core libraries in C++, managing CI/CD pipelines in Azure is plus, integrating components in Kubernetes as required, migrating to Docker, enhancing core libraries with new features, design, enhancement performance tuning, integrating with modern tools and offering top-notch production support to our internal customers.

Requirement:

• 10 - 15 years of experience and a solid grasp of modern C++, particularly C++17 and CMake, C++
• build Systems and tooling with proficiency in C++ performance tuning
• Hands on development experience on Linux Expertise in working with distributed systems.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps is advantageous.
• Hands-on experience with Python is plus. Containerization of C++ applications is plus. Strong background in developing high-performance software on Linux, including experience with platform libraries/services such as database abstraction, messaging systems, and compute grids.
• Good understanding of design patterns,
• excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to collaborate effectively in both local and global teams are essential.
• Experience with Agile methodology is also required.

Useful skills/technologies

• MSSQL / ODBC / SYBASE ASE
• gRPC/Protobuf
• Kafka
• Hashicorp Vault
• Azure Pipelines
• Docker
• Kubernetes

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.

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.

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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.