Senior/Lead Front End/Full Stack Engineer

Role: Senior/Lead Front End/Full Stack Engineer

Location: Sausalito, CA 94965- Hybrid

Salary: USD $180,000 - $215,000 / yr
Full Time

What are the 3-4 non-negotiable requirements of this position?
Fully own our Microservices efforts from interface definition to writing front-end and back-end code to handing them over for deployment in a K8s cluster
Design (parts of) the Microservices ecosystem that provides functionality for equity portfolio construction tools for direct indexing
Provide consistent improvements to Aperio's enterprise fintech platform through modernization of current components and choice of contemporary technologies and enterprise third-party components

What are the nice-to-have skills?
Keep up to date with developments in technologies Aperio is using
Continuously improve Aperio's CI/CD practices
Actively participate in recruitment efforts

Job description

Team Overview

BlackRock SMA Solutions helps clients customize portfolios for unique tax, values-alignment, or investment exposures across direct indexing, fixed income, active equity, and multi-asset. We deliver world-class service to all of our clients, from wealth advisors to family offices to endowments and foundations.

About this Role:

At BlackRock SMA Solution we obsess with our clients: we put them front and central to everything we do. The focus of this role is to contribute to BlackRock codebase and collaborate with users to identify their needs and help them be more efficient. Our platform is called Arya and is based on microservices architecture with our web application being the interface with users. The web application is built using React, so you can expect a lot of JavaScript (and more specifically Typescript) programming. We practice agile software development and work in two-week sprints. This role will work closely with all other members of our technology team as well as members of our project management team and end users. The role is perfectly suited for a true full stack developer that enjoys working on user facing (front end) part of the tech stack.

Key Responsibilities:
Build robust and maintainable web based user interfaces that also provide a delightful user experience
Fully own feature development, from adding features to the front-end of our web applications to adding capabilities in microservices to adding structures in relational database
Design and develop (parts of) microservices ecosystem that provides functionality for equity portfolio construction tools for direct indexing
Support building and releasing software components and deploying them to k8s cluster
Provide continuous improvements to our enterprise fintech platform through modernization of current components and choice of contemporary technologies and enterprise third party components
Write code that is easily understood and maintainable by other team members
Take a lead role on projects and initiatives
Mentor and help to grow junior members of the team
Keep up to date with developments in technologies we are using
Actively participate in recruitment efforts

Qualifications:
Advanced knowledge of web development, with a deep understanding of the JavaScript ecosystem
Strong understating of web front-end technologies (React/Angular/Vue), application architecture, and ways of integrating them with other parts of software ecosystems
Solid knowledge of programming fundamentals-algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and paradigms
Five-plus years' experience in a similar role
Experience leading projects and teams
Seasoned Python background or related experience with modern object-oriented languages (Java, Scala, etc.) is a plus
Experience in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystem
Familiarity with relational databases
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to communicate and work effectively, supporting various business departments
Ability to work in fast-paced interdisciplinary environment