Lending Tech - VP Lead Full Stack

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About this role

Securities Lending Trading technology lead

At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to build innovative technology to solve sophisticated challenges.

We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your outstanding skills, curiosity, drive, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual while learning from hands-on leaders in technology and finance.

With over USD $8 trillion of assets we have an outstanding responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial wellbeing.

Being a developer at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most sophisticated financial companies and also leading a software development team responsible for next generation technology and solutions.

We are seeking an adventurous individual to join the SL Engineering Team within Global Securities Lending; one of the world's top Lending Agents.

Our team

• Global Securities Lending manages more than $350 billion in loans and related collateral.
• We are a world-class Asset Management & FinTech firm that is differentiated by a team approach and the desire to help each other succeed.

• We maintain our outstanding performance through innovative trading and other business technologies which bring to bear sophisticated models, and quantitative techniques.
• We are a newly formed technology team within the business & we have the opportunity to learn about our business domain and what is our impact on clients
• We have freedom to choose our tools and technologies. We use open source, industry standard, up-to date technologies
• We value open communication and eagerness to learn and share!

You should be

• Excited to be building innovative technology and like performing at the speed of a startup!
• Someone who considers and visualises future state and designs accordingly. As a senior technologist, you are always thinking about user experience, business analysis or systems design!
• Someone who loves to mentor and guide your more junior colleagues, many of whom you will have hired.
• Keen to take ownership of the project, while enjoying the full support, assistance and guidance from the entire group.
• Striving to deliver business value and selecting the appropriate technology to match that objective.

• Seeking to deliver quality and attention to detail, be it design, coding or code reviews.

Required Skills and Experience

• 10+years Java and business systems analysis & design and teasing out requirements.
• Demonstrable experience working in and running agile development teams / Scrum master.
• Experience building UI components using latest in web technologies (React, Angular)

• The desire & experience to lead and set the technical direction alongside an experienced development team.
• An experienced collaborator, used to working with individuals from diverse business and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong curiosity about financial markets.

We value if you have

• Working financial knowledge and/or previous experience in a financial company, in particular Securities Lending.

• MSc or PhD in Computer Science or related tertiary education
• Knowledge of Spring, Spring Boot and related technologies
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python
• Experience with MySQL, Sybase or similar databases
• Experience with REST APIs

• Experience with microservices and cloud technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes

Company provided perks and benefits

• Pension fund contribution
• Private medical insurance (optional for family members too)

• Cafeteria allowance
• Life and disability insurance

Work environment

• Corporate phone (in selected positions)
• Ability to work from home 2 days a week.

• Ultra wide monitors and standing desks for everyone
• Free tea & coffee
• Free Bicycle storage & shower facilities
• Heavily discounted garage space for car owners

Time off

• Unlimited number of paid holidays above the legally eligible quota
• Working Saturdays are given as a holiday
• Generous parental paid leave.

Learning and development

• Free access to popular learning sites
• Language classes (Hungarian and English)
• Generous training/upskilling budget

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 in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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 current hybrid work model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while supporting increased flexibility for all employees. In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are required to work at least 3 days in the office each week, with the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. The health, safety and well-being of our people will always be our top priorities; we will continue to monitor local conditions and health advisories in making decisions about our work environments.

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.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit careers.blackrock.com | www.blackrock.com/corporate | Instagram: @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.