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Vice President, Software Engineer (.Net & React)

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About this role

eFront Insight, within Aladdin's Private Market segment, is a cutting-edge platform delivering private market investment data and analytics for BlackRock Alternatives and 190 clients worldwide. It goes from document processing, content management, and data distribution within alternative investments—serving portfolio managers, fund analysts, and investment professionals across the firm. 

As a Vice President, you will be a senior technical leader responsible for architecture, delivery, and operational excellence across the full stack. You will mentor a team of software engineers, drive technical strategies, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and ensure our platform scales to meet evolving business needs. 

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Architecture

  • Define and evolve the technical architecture across frontend and backend systems 

  • Lead strategic direction of the document processing engine, content management services, and data distribution layer 

  • Champion engineering best practices: code quality, testing, security, and observability 

  • Evaluate new technologies and provide guidance on complex system design decisions 

  • Drive technical innovation while maintaining production stability

  • Foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement 

  • Champion agile practices and efficient delivery processes 

Delivery & Execution

  • Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of platform features 

  • Oversee production operations, incident management, and system reliability (SLAs/SLOs) 

  • Balance technical debt management with feature development 

  • Drive automation of build, test, and deployment processes 

  • Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and audit requirements 

  • Stakeholder Management & Communication

  • Partner with Product Management to define technical roadmaps 

  • Communicate technical strategy to senior leadership 

  • Articulate technical concepts and trade-offs to non-technical audiences 

  • Manage expectations and negotiate scope, timelines, and resources 

Backend Technologies

  • C# / .NET (.NET 6/7/8, ASP.NET Core) 

  • SQL Server & Entity Framework Core – ORM patterns and performance optimization 

  • RESTful API & Microservices architecture – service decomposition, inter-service communication 

  • Message queues and event-driven architecture (Azure Service Bus, Kafka) 

Frontend Technologies

  • React and TypeScript – modern frontend development 

  • Redux and state management patterns 

  • Single-spa or micro-frontend architectures 

  • SCSS/CSS – responsive design and component styling

Cloud & DevOps

  • Microsoft Azure services (Azure App Service, Blob Storage, Cosmos DB, Redis, Key Vault, etc.)

  • Git workflows and branching strategies

  • Performance engineering and scalability optimization 

Architecture & Design

  • Microservices architecture – service patterns, API gateways, service mesh 

  • Clean / Hexagonal Architecture principles / Domain-Driven Design (DDD) concepts 

  • API design, authentication and authorization

  • Data architecture and data modeling

Experience & Background 

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience 

  • 3+ years in technical leadership roles 

  • Proven track record delivering large-scale, mission-critical systems 

  • Deep expertise in full-stack development 

  • Strong background in financial services technology preferred 

  • Experience with cloud-native architectures on Azure preferred

  • AI development and proficient tools usage is a plus

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 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 Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.

BlackRock London, England Office

Drapers Gardens, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, EC2N 2DL

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