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About this role About This Role We are looking for a Frontend Software Engineer to help build and enhance our internal platform which supports operations, sales, and portfolio management workflows. In this role, you will create intuitive user experiences that help investment professionals analyze data, manage strategies, and make informed decisions. This is an opportunity to work on complex, business-critical applications in a fast-paced environment, partnering closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful technology. At BlackRock, your work will combine the scale and stability of a global firm with the ownership and innovation of a product-driven engineering team. With over USD $14 trillion of assets, we have an exceptional responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for university, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being. Being an engineer at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most sophisticated financial companies while being part of a software development team responsible for next-generation technology and solutions. About You • Tenacious: You excel in a fast-paced, highly complex environment and persist in solving tough challenges. • Creative problem solver: You analyze multiple solutions and deploy technologies in a flexible way to tackle problems efficiently. • Collaborative teammate: You think and work collaboratively, communicate effectively, and inspire those around you. • Fast learner: You pick up new concepts quickly and apply them to your work with minimal guidance. What you’ll do: • Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering ways of working (CI/CD, automated testing, best practices) • Design and build complex, workflow-driven user interfaces using TypeScript and React • Drive performance optimization, maintainability, and architectural consistency across applications • Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver business-critical enhancements Skills and Experience: • Strong expertise in TypeScript and React • Expertise building and maintaining tooling for TypeScript projects (e.g., build systems, testing frameworks, developer workflows) • Experience building large-scale, production-grade front-end applications • Deep understanding of UI architecture, state management, and performance optimization • UX expertise: experience designing intuitive applications that distill complex, real-time data into clear, actionable user experiences, with a strong focus on user productivity • Take ownership of parts of a SaaS product, including production monitoring and incident resolution • Demonstrable experience building modern software using engineering tools such as git, unit testing and integration testing tools, mocking frameworks. • Background in building high-quality software using design-focused and test-driven approaches • Strong analytical and software design skills, with an emphasis on writing well-tested code. • Ability to form positive relationships with partnering teams, sponsors, and user groups. Nice to have • Familiarity with Visual Regression Testing and Unit Testing • Knowledge of functional programming (RxJS) • Experience working with REST APIs and WebSockets • Understanding of financial markets and industry workflows 
For Chicago, IL Only the salary range for this position is USD$120,000.00 - USD$148,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.
 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 workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement. BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy. BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

Project description Our Client is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Their purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. We are looking for a hands-on Principal Software Engineer with 12–15 years of experience joining our engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services and platform capabilities. You will work on modern backend systems using Python, FastAPI, Redis, and cloud-native technologies, while contributing to architecture, API design, performance, reliability, and engineering quality. Experience with Azure Container Apps and Azure Blob Storage is desirable. Familiarity with React and frontend integration patterns is a plus. Responsibilities • Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs using Python • Build high-performance, secure, and maintainable services using FastAPI and similar web frameworks • Own backend architecture, technical design, and implementation for complex systems • Design and consume RESTful APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications • Build reusable backend components, platform services, and integration capabilities • Work with relational and NoSQL databases to design efficient data models and access patterns • Collaborate with product, frontend, platform, QA, DevOps, and security teams to deliver robust solutions • Troubleshoot production issues and drive root cause analysis and long-term fixes • Write unit, integration, and API tests to ensure high code quality and release confidence • Define and promote coding standards, engineering best practices, and CI quality gates • Participate in design discussions, technical refinements, and architecture reviews • Leverage GitHub Copilot to improve productivity, code quality, refactoring, testing, and documentation • Partner with frontend teams to design efficient API contracts and support seamless frontend-backend integration SKILLS Must have • 12–15 years of software engineering experience. Backend Engineering & Python • Advanced Python development experience for production-grade backend systems • Strong experience with FastAPI • Familiarity with similar Python web frameworks such as Flask or Django • Strong understanding of RESTful API design and OpenAPI/Swagger • Experience with async programming patterns using asyncio, async FastAPI, or similar libraries • Strong understanding of request lifecycle, middleware, dependency injection, authentication flows, and error handling • Strong knowledge of software engineering fundamentals, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms • Ability to write clean, maintainable, testable, and production-ready code Platform & Architecture • Strong understanding of backend architecture, microservices, and distributed systems • Experience building scalable backend platforms, reusable services, or internal developer/platform capabilities • Experience with API gateways, service-to-service communication, retries, timeouts, rate limiting, and resiliency patterns • Familiarity with event-driven architecture and messaging patterns Data, Caching & Storage • Strong experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL • Experience with NoSQL databases where applicable • Hands-on experience with Redis is a plus • Strong understanding of database design, indexing, query optimization, transactions, and data consistency patterns • Familiarity with object storage concepts; experience with Azure Blob Storage is a plus Cloud & Infrastructure • Experience with containerized application development using Docker • Familiarity with Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms • Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab pipelines • Experience with cloud-native application development is desirable • Azure experience is good to have, especially with: o Azure Container Apps o Azure Blob Storage • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform AI-Assisted Development • Proficient in using GitHub Copilot for code generation, refactoring, debugging, documentation, and test generation • Good judgment on when to rely on AI suggestions versus manual implementation • Experience integrating Copilot-assisted workflows into day-to-day engineering practices is desirable Nice to have • Familiarity with React and modern frontend development concepts • Understanding of frontend-backend integration patterns and API consumption • Exposure to state management approaches and modern web application architecture • Experience building internal tools, dashboards, administrative portals, or developer-facing applications using React is a plus • Ability to contribute to UI-facing platform capabilities when required and collaborate effectively in full-stack solution design

Project description Our Client is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Their purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. We are looking for a hands-on Principal Software Engineer with 12–15 years of experience joining our engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services and platform capabilities. You will work on modern backend systems using Python, FastAPI, Redis, and cloud-native technologies, while contributing to architecture, API design, performance, reliability, and engineering quality. Experience with Azure Container Apps and Azure Blob Storage is desirable. Familiarity with React and frontend integration patterns is a plus. Responsibilities • Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs using Python • Build high-performance, secure, and maintainable services using FastAPI and similar web frameworks • Own backend architecture, technical design, and implementation for complex systems • Design and consume RESTful APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications • Build reusable backend components, platform services, and integration capabilities • Work with relational and NoSQL databases to design efficient data models and access patterns • Collaborate with product, frontend, platform, QA, DevOps, and security teams to deliver robust solutions • Troubleshoot production issues and drive root cause analysis and long-term fixes • Write unit, integration, and API tests to ensure high code quality and release confidence • Define and promote coding standards, engineering best practices, and CI quality gates • Participate in design discussions, technical refinements, and architecture reviews • Leverage GitHub Copilot to improve productivity, code quality, refactoring, testing, and documentation • Partner with frontend teams to design efficient API contracts and support seamless frontend-backend integration SKILLS Must have • 12–15 years of software engineering experience. Backend Engineering & Python • Advanced Python development experience for production-grade backend systems • Strong experience with FastAPI • Familiarity with similar Python web frameworks such as Flask or Django • Strong understanding of RESTful API design and OpenAPI/Swagger • Experience with async programming patterns using asyncio, async FastAPI, or similar libraries • Strong understanding of request lifecycle, middleware, dependency injection, authentication flows, and error handling • Strong knowledge of software engineering fundamentals, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms • Ability to write clean, maintainable, testable, and production-ready code Platform & Architecture • Strong understanding of backend architecture, microservices, and distributed systems • Experience building scalable backend platforms, reusable services, or internal developer/platform capabilities • Experience with API gateways, service-to-service communication, retries, timeouts, rate limiting, and resiliency patterns • Familiarity with event-driven architecture and messaging patterns Data, Caching & Storage • Strong experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL • Experience with NoSQL databases where applicable • Hands-on experience with Redis is a plus • Strong understanding of database design, indexing, query optimization, transactions, and data consistency patterns • Familiarity with object storage concepts; experience with Azure Blob Storage is a plus Cloud & Infrastructure • Experience with containerized application development using Docker • Familiarity with Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms • Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab pipelines • Experience with cloud-native application development is desirable • Azure experience is good to have, especially with: o Azure Container Apps o Azure Blob Storage • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform AI-Assisted Development • Proficient in using GitHub Copilot for code generation, refactoring, debugging, documentation, and test generation • Good judgment on when to rely on AI suggestions versus manual implementation • Experience integrating Copilot-assisted workflows into day-to-day engineering practices is desirable Nice to have • Familiarity with React and modern frontend development concepts • Understanding of frontend-backend integration patterns and API consumption • Exposure to state management approaches and modern web application architecture • Experience building internal tools, dashboards, administrative portals, or developer-facing applications using React is a plus • Ability to contribute to UI-facing platform capabilities when required and collaborate effectively in full-stack solution design

Project description Our Client is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Their purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. We are looking for a hands-on Principal Software Engineer with 12–15 years of experience joining our engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services and platform capabilities. You will work on modern backend systems using Python, FastAPI, Redis, and cloud-native technologies, while contributing to architecture, API design, performance, reliability, and engineering quality. Experience with Azure Container Apps and Azure Blob Storage is desirable. Familiarity with React and frontend integration patterns is a plus. Responsibilities • Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs using Python • Build high-performance, secure, and maintainable services using FastAPI and similar web frameworks • Own backend architecture, technical design, and implementation for complex systems • Design and consume RESTful APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications • Build reusable backend components, platform services, and integration capabilities • Work with relational and NoSQL databases to design efficient data models and access patterns • Collaborate with product, frontend, platform, QA, DevOps, and security teams to deliver robust solutions • Troubleshoot production issues and drive root cause analysis and long-term fixes • Write unit, integration, and API tests to ensure high code quality and release confidence • Define and promote coding standards, engineering best practices, and CI quality gates • Participate in design discussions, technical refinements, and architecture reviews • Leverage GitHub Copilot to improve productivity, code quality, refactoring, testing, and documentation • Partner with frontend teams to design efficient API contracts and support seamless frontend-backend integration SKILLS Must have • 12–15 years of software engineering experience. Backend Engineering & Python • Advanced Python development experience for production-grade backend systems • Strong experience with FastAPI • Familiarity with similar Python web frameworks such as Flask or Django • Strong understanding of RESTful API design and OpenAPI/Swagger • Experience with async programming patterns using asyncio, async FastAPI, or similar libraries • Strong understanding of request lifecycle, middleware, dependency injection, authentication flows, and error handling • Strong knowledge of software engineering fundamentals, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms • Ability to write clean, maintainable, testable, and production-ready code Platform & Architecture • Strong understanding of backend architecture, microservices, and distributed systems • Experience building scalable backend platforms, reusable services, or internal developer/platform capabilities • Experience with API gateways, service-to-service communication, retries, timeouts, rate limiting, and resiliency patterns • Familiarity with event-driven architecture and messaging patterns Data, Caching & Storage • Strong experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL • Experience with NoSQL databases where applicable • Hands-on experience with Redis is a plus • Strong understanding of database design, indexing, query optimization, transactions, and data consistency patterns • Familiarity with object storage concepts; experience with Azure Blob Storage is a plus Cloud & Infrastructure • Experience with containerized application development using Docker • Familiarity with Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms • Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab pipelines • Experience with cloud-native application development is desirable • Azure experience is good to have, especially with: o Azure Container Apps o Azure Blob Storage • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform AI-Assisted Development • Proficient in using GitHub Copilot for code generation, refactoring, debugging, documentation, and test generation • Good judgment on when to rely on AI suggestions versus manual implementation • Experience integrating Copilot-assisted workflows into day-to-day engineering practices is desirable Nice to have • Familiarity with React and modern frontend development concepts • Understanding of frontend-backend integration patterns and API consumption • Exposure to state management approaches and modern web application architecture • Experience building internal tools, dashboards, administrative portals, or developer-facing applications using React is a plus • Ability to contribute to UI-facing platform capabilities when required and collaborate effectively in full-stack solution design

Project description Our Client is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Their purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. We are looking for a hands-on Principal Software Engineer with 12–15 years of experience joining our engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services and platform capabilities. You will work on modern backend systems using Python, FastAPI, Redis, and cloud-native technologies, while contributing to architecture, API design, performance, reliability, and engineering quality. Experience with Azure Container Apps and Azure Blob Storage is desirable. Familiarity with React and frontend integration patterns is a plus. Responsibilities • Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs using Python • Build high-performance, secure, and maintainable services using FastAPI and similar web frameworks • Own backend architecture, technical design, and implementation for complex systems • Design and consume RESTful APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications • Build reusable backend components, platform services, and integration capabilities • Work with relational and NoSQL databases to design efficient data models and access patterns • Collaborate with product, frontend, platform, QA, DevOps, and security teams to deliver robust solutions • Troubleshoot production issues and drive root cause analysis and long-term fixes • Write unit, integration, and API tests to ensure high code quality and release confidence • Define and promote coding standards, engineering best practices, and CI quality gates • Participate in design discussions, technical refinements, and architecture reviews • Leverage GitHub Copilot to improve productivity, code quality, refactoring, testing, and documentation • Partner with frontend teams to design efficient API contracts and support seamless frontend-backend integration SKILLS Must have • 12–15 years of software engineering experience. Backend Engineering & Python • Advanced Python development experience for production-grade backend systems • Strong experience with FastAPI • Familiarity with similar Python web frameworks such as Flask or Django • Strong understanding of RESTful API design and OpenAPI/Swagger • Experience with async programming patterns using asyncio, async FastAPI, or similar libraries • Strong understanding of request lifecycle, middleware, dependency injection, authentication flows, and error handling • Strong knowledge of software engineering fundamentals, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms • Ability to write clean, maintainable, testable, and production-ready code Platform & Architecture • Strong understanding of backend architecture, microservices, and distributed systems • Experience building scalable backend platforms, reusable services, or internal developer/platform capabilities • Experience with API gateways, service-to-service communication, retries, timeouts, rate limiting, and resiliency patterns • Familiarity with event-driven architecture and messaging patterns Data, Caching & Storage • Strong experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL • Experience with NoSQL databases where applicable • Hands-on experience with Redis is a plus • Strong understanding of database design, indexing, query optimization, transactions, and data consistency patterns • Familiarity with object storage concepts; experience with Azure Blob Storage is a plus Cloud & Infrastructure • Experience with containerized application development using Docker • Familiarity with Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms • Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab pipelines • Experience with cloud-native application development is desirable • Azure experience is good to have, especially with: o Azure Container Apps o Azure Blob Storage • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform AI-Assisted Development • Proficient in using GitHub Copilot for code generation, refactoring, debugging, documentation, and test generation • Good judgment on when to rely on AI suggestions versus manual implementation • Experience integrating Copilot-assisted workflows into day-to-day engineering practices is desirable Nice to have • Familiarity with React and modern frontend development concepts • Understanding of frontend-backend integration patterns and API consumption • Exposure to state management approaches and modern web application architecture • Experience building internal tools, dashboards, administrative portals, or developer-facing applications using React is a plus • Ability to contribute to UI-facing platform capabilities when required and collaborate effectively in full-stack solution design

Project description Our Client is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Their purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. We are looking for a hands-on Principal Software Engineer with 12–15 years of experience joining our engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services and platform capabilities. You will work on modern backend systems using Python, FastAPI, Redis, and cloud-native technologies, while contributing to architecture, API design, performance, reliability, and engineering quality. Experience with Azure Container Apps and Azure Blob Storage is desirable. Familiarity with React and frontend integration patterns is a plus. Responsibilities • Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs using Python • Build high-performance, secure, and maintainable services using FastAPI and similar web frameworks • Own backend architecture, technical design, and implementation for complex systems • Design and consume RESTful APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications • Build reusable backend components, platform services, and integration capabilities • Work with relational and NoSQL databases to design efficient data models and access patterns • Collaborate with product, frontend, platform, QA, DevOps, and security teams to deliver robust solutions • Troubleshoot production issues and drive root cause analysis and long-term fixes • Write unit, integration, and API tests to ensure high code quality and release confidence • Define and promote coding standards, engineering best practices, and CI quality gates • Participate in design discussions, technical refinements, and architecture reviews • Leverage GitHub Copilot to improve productivity, code quality, refactoring, testing, and documentation • Partner with frontend teams to design efficient API contracts and support seamless frontend-backend integration SKILLS Must have • 12–15 years of software engineering experience. Backend Engineering & Python • Advanced Python development experience for production-grade backend systems • Strong experience with FastAPI • Familiarity with similar Python web frameworks such as Flask or Django • Strong understanding of RESTful API design and OpenAPI/Swagger • Experience with async programming patterns using asyncio, async FastAPI, or similar libraries • Strong understanding of request lifecycle, middleware, dependency injection, authentication flows, and error handling • Strong knowledge of software engineering fundamentals, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms • Ability to write clean, maintainable, testable, and production-ready code Platform & Architecture • Strong understanding of backend architecture, microservices, and distributed systems • Experience building scalable backend platforms, reusable services, or internal developer/platform capabilities • Experience with API gateways, service-to-service communication, retries, timeouts, rate limiting, and resiliency patterns • Familiarity with event-driven architecture and messaging patterns Data, Caching & Storage • Strong experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL • Experience with NoSQL databases where applicable • Hands-on experience with Redis is a plus • Strong understanding of database design, indexing, query optimization, transactions, and data consistency patterns • Familiarity with object storage concepts; experience with Azure Blob Storage is a plus Cloud & Infrastructure • Experience with containerized application development using Docker • Familiarity with Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms • Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab pipelines • Experience with cloud-native application development is desirable • Azure experience is good to have, especially with: o Azure Container Apps o Azure Blob Storage • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform AI-Assisted Development • Proficient in using GitHub Copilot for code generation, refactoring, debugging, documentation, and test generation • Good judgment on when to rely on AI suggestions versus manual implementation • Experience integrating Copilot-assisted workflows into day-to-day engineering practices is desirable Nice to have • Familiarity with React and modern frontend development concepts • Understanding of frontend-backend integration patterns and API consumption • Exposure to state management approaches and modern web application architecture • Experience building internal tools, dashboards, administrative portals, or developer-facing applications using React is a plus • Ability to contribute to UI-facing platform capabilities when required and collaborate effectively in full-stack solution design

Project description Our Client is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Their purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. We are looking for a hands-on Principal Software Engineer with 12–15 years of experience joining our engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services and platform capabilities. You will work on modern backend systems using Python, FastAPI, Redis, and cloud-native technologies, while contributing to architecture, API design, performance, reliability, and engineering quality. Experience with Azure Container Apps and Azure Blob Storage is desirable. Familiarity with React and frontend integration patterns is a plus. Responsibilities • Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs using Python • Build high-performance, secure, and maintainable services using FastAPI and similar web frameworks • Own backend architecture, technical design, and implementation for complex systems • Design and consume RESTful APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications • Build reusable backend components, platform services, and integration capabilities • Work with relational and NoSQL databases to design efficient data models and access patterns • Collaborate with product, frontend, platform, QA, DevOps, and security teams to deliver robust solutions • Troubleshoot production issues and drive root cause analysis and long-term fixes • Write unit, integration, and API tests to ensure high code quality and release confidence • Define and promote coding standards, engineering best practices, and CI quality gates • Participate in design discussions, technical refinements, and architecture reviews • Leverage GitHub Copilot to improve productivity, code quality, refactoring, testing, and documentation • Partner with frontend teams to design efficient API contracts and support seamless frontend-backend integration SKILLS Must have • 12–15 years of software engineering experience. Backend Engineering & Python • Advanced Python development experience for production-grade backend systems • Strong experience with FastAPI • Familiarity with similar Python web frameworks such as Flask or Django • Strong understanding of RESTful API design and OpenAPI/Swagger • Experience with async programming patterns using asyncio, async FastAPI, or similar libraries • Strong understanding of request lifecycle, middleware, dependency injection, authentication flows, and error handling • Strong knowledge of software engineering fundamentals, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms • Ability to write clean, maintainable, testable, and production-ready code Platform & Architecture • Strong understanding of backend architecture, microservices, and distributed systems • Experience building scalable backend platforms, reusable services, or internal developer/platform capabilities • Experience with API gateways, service-to-service communication, retries, timeouts, rate limiting, and resiliency patterns • Familiarity with event-driven architecture and messaging patterns Data, Caching & Storage • Strong experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL • Experience with NoSQL databases where applicable • Hands-on experience with Redis is a plus • Strong understanding of database design, indexing, query optimization, transactions, and data consistency patterns • Familiarity with object storage concepts; experience with Azure Blob Storage is a plus Cloud & Infrastructure • Experience with containerized application development using Docker • Familiarity with Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms • Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab pipelines • Experience with cloud-native application development is desirable • Azure experience is good to have, especially with: o Azure Container Apps o Azure Blob Storage • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform AI-Assisted Development • Proficient in using GitHub Copilot for code generation, refactoring, debugging, documentation, and test generation • Good judgment on when to rely on AI suggestions versus manual implementation • Experience integrating Copilot-assisted workflows into day-to-day engineering practices is desirable Nice to have • Familiarity with React and modern frontend development concepts • Understanding of frontend-backend integration patterns and API consumption • Exposure to state management approaches and modern web application architecture • Experience building internal tools, dashboards, administrative portals, or developer-facing applications using React is a plus • Ability to contribute to UI-facing platform capabilities when required and collaborate effectively in full-stack solution design

About this role About This Role We are looking for a Frontend Software Engineer to help build and enhance our internal platform which supports operations, sales, and portfolio management workflows. In this role, you will create intuitive user experiences that help investment professionals analyze data, manage strategies, and make informed decisions. This is an opportunity to work on complex, business-critical applications in a fast-paced environment, partnering closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful technology. At BlackRock, your work will combine the scale and stability of a global firm with the ownership and innovation of a product-driven engineering team. With over USD $14 trillion of assets, we have an exceptional responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for university, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being. Being an engineer at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most sophisticated financial companies while being part of a software development team responsible for next-generation technology and solutions. About You • Tenacious: You excel in a fast-paced, highly complex environment and persist in solving tough challenges. • Creative problem solver: You analyze multiple solutions and deploy technologies in a flexible way to tackle problems efficiently. • Collaborative teammate: You think and work collaboratively, communicate effectively, and inspire those around you. • Fast learner: You pick up new concepts quickly and apply them to your work with minimal guidance. What you’ll do: • Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering ways of working (CI/CD, automated testing, best practices) • Design and build complex, workflow-driven user interfaces using TypeScript and React • Drive performance optimization, maintainability, and architectural consistency across applications • Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver business-critical enhancements Skills and Experience: • Strong expertise in TypeScript and React • Expertise building and maintaining tooling for TypeScript projects (e.g., build systems, testing frameworks, developer workflows) • Experience building large-scale, production-grade front-end applications • Deep understanding of UI architecture, state management, and performance optimization • UX expertise: experience designing intuitive applications that distill complex, real-time data into clear, actionable user experiences, with a strong focus on user productivity • Take ownership of parts of a SaaS product, including production monitoring and incident resolution • Demonstrable experience building modern software using engineering tools such as git, unit testing and integration testing tools, mocking frameworks. • Background in building high-quality software using design-focused and test-driven approaches • Strong analytical and software design skills, with an emphasis on writing well-tested code. • Ability to form positive relationships with partnering teams, sponsors, and user groups. Nice to have • Familiarity with Visual Regression Testing and Unit Testing • Knowledge of functional programming (RxJS) • Experience working with REST APIs and WebSockets • Understanding of financial markets and industry workflows 
For Chicago, IL Only the salary range for this position is USD$120,000.00 - USD$148,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.
 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 workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement. BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy. BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

Job Description: Your Responsibilities: • Design and develop front-end applications using React.js, Redux, and TypeScript. • Build responsive, scalable, and high-performance user interfaces. • Develop and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs using C# (.NET/.NET Core) or Python (Fast API). • Ensure secure, efficient, and scalable API design and implementation. • Design, build, and deploy microservices-based solutions. • Maintain code quality through testing, reviews, and best practices. • Troubleshoot issues, debug applications, and support production systems • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end features. Your background: • Must have a minimum of 8 years of experience as a Full Stack Developer with expertise in front-end technologies such as React.js, Redux, Typescript, and Javascript. Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, including ES6+ syntax and modern frontend development practices. • Strong experience in backend technologies using C# (.NET/.NET Core) or Python (Fast API), including building scalable services and RESTful APIs. • Hands-on experience with microservices architecture, including design, development, and deployment of distributed systems. • Experience with database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL or similar. • Familiarity with Git for version control . • Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token. • Basic experience with Azure services (e.g., Blob Storage, Application Insights). • Understanding of real-time UI technologies (WebSockets or GraphQL subscriptions). • Exposure to Progressive Web Apps (PWA) and service worker caching. Accessibility and reasonable accommodation Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process. This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response. Use of Al and automated tools in recruitment As part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice. Background Screening and Security Checks As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws. For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position. The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.

Every career journey is personal. That's why we empower you with the tools and support to create your own success story. Be challenged. Be heard. Be valued. Be you ... be here. Job Summary Engineer, 2 is responsible for developing and enhancing financial technology solutions by translating requirements into functional software. Engineers in this role actively participate in coding, testing, and code reviews while improving applications and processes for scalability and efficiency. This role involves, working independently to identify issues or defects that may arise from system enhancements that would reduce the quality of a product. This role requires implementing full stack development efforts across the SDLC, improving frontend, backend, and UI/UX components. This position also involves mentoring Associate Software Engineers and Software Engineers and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality solutions. Essential Job Functions • Utilize the software development lifecycle to implement technology solutions that create and enhance applications. Translate requirements into technical designs and application code. Develop design specs, including UI layouts, and convert them into functioning components. Provide technical on-call escalation and guidance as needed to the on-call developer(s). - (15%) • Create and execute unit tests to ensure issues are proactively identified. Analyze and review code to identify causes of errors and defects and remediate known errors. Define and enforce relevant code standards. Estimate and size work based on high-level requirements. Continuously improve applications and processes for quality, efficiency, and user experience - (15%) • Design and lead the development of complex software solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals. Oversee the software development lifecycle, ensuring quality and timeliness, conduct code reviews to maintain software integrity - (15%) • Optimize system performance and scalability through modern frameworks. Lead code reviews and testing practices. Resolve system defects and bottlenecks to ensure reliability and scalability - (15%) • Strategize UI/UX enhancements to improve user experience. Collaborate with design and development teams to create intuitive interfaces. Gather and analyze user feedback to drive usability improvements - (15%) • Cultivate relationships across roles and organizations to maximize collaboration, partnership, and efficiency. Provide peer coaching and feedback formally and informally. Strive to influence the team to generate support to achieve desired business outcomes. Request and utilize feedback to foster personal development - (15%) • Proficient in at least two and ideally three programming languages and develop or maintain at least three applications. Work autonomously, providing technical supervision to peers while demonstrating appreciable business knowledge within the general financial services and marketing domains. Ability to drive projects within the team initiatives such as Github, Copilot or AWS Migration. - (10%) Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field of study or equivalent, relevant work experience • 5-8 years of work experience in related field (Software Development Life Cycle across Full Stack, Frontend and Backend Development and UI / UX engineering) Preferred Qualifications • 6 to 8 years related work experience • Strong experience across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Field Service (FSL), Account Engagement (Pardot), Data Cloud, core Salesforce CRM capabilities. • Expertise in Salesforce administration and configuration, including Users, SSO, Profiles, Permission Sets, OWD, Roles, Sharing Rules, Objects, Fields, Record Types, and Page Layouts. • Proficient in Validation Rules, Flows, Approval Processes, and Process Automation. • Hands-on development experience with Apex (Sync/Async), Lightning Web Components (LWC), Javascript, Aura • Strong knowledge of Salesforce integration patterns, including REST APIs, Bulk API,Platform Events, Change Data Capture (CDC), Event Monitoring and External Services. • Experience with Salesforce DevOps and release management using Git, Gearset, VS Code, Agentforce Dev tool and Salesforce CLI (SF CLI). • Salesforce certifications: Administrator, Platform Developer I are must. Skills • Agile Methodology • DevOps Reports To: Manager and above Direct Reports: 0 Work Environment • Normal office environment, hybrid. Other Duties This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time. About Bread Financial® At Bread Financial, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community, and be part of our award-winning culture. We’ve been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and we’re proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilled—both personally and professionally. Bread Financial supports the overall wellness of our associates with a diverse suite of benefits and offers boundless opportunities for career development and non-traditional career progression. Bread Financial® (NYSE: BFH) is a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions to millions of U.S. consumers. Our payment solutions deliver growth for some of the most recognized brands in travel & entertainment, health & beauty, technology, electronics, jewelry, home and specialty apparel through our co-brand and private label credit cards and pay-over-time products providing choice and value to our shared customers. Additionally, we offer Bread Financial general purpose credit cards and saving products that empower our customers and their passions for a better life. Bread Financial proudly marks 30 years of success in 2026. To learn more about our global associates, our performance and our sustainability progress, visit breadfinancial.com or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn. • All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of credit and background checks. • Bread Financial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Job Family: Information Technology Job Type: Regular