VP, Software Engineer
at BlackRock
Posted 20 days ago
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- London
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- United Kingdom
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Senior technical leader responsible for architecture, delivery, and operational excellence across a full-stack document processing and content management platform. Lead and mentor a team of ~3-8 engineers, set technical direction, and drive engineering best practices including testing, security, and observability. Own platform reliability, incident management, automation, and compliance while partnering with product and senior stakeholders to define roadmaps and priorities.
Job description
About this role
About the Role
The Document Intelligence Platform is BlackRock's solution for 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 lead a team of software engineers, drive technical strategy, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and ensure our platform scales to meet evolving business needs.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture (35%)
- 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
- Evaluatenew technologiesand provide guidance on complex system design decisions
- Drive technical innovation whilemaintainingproduction stability
Team Leadership & Development (30%)
- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of 3-8 software engineers
- Set team goals, conduct performance reviews, and drive career development
- Foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement
- Recruit top engineering talent and develop team competencies
- Champion agile practices and efficient delivery processes
Delivery & Execution (20%)
- Ensuretimely, 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 (15%)
- 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
Required Qualifications
Experience & Background
- 8-12+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 5+ years in technical leadership roles
- 3+years experienceleading teams of 3+ engineers
- Proventrack recorddelivering large-scale, mission-critical systems
- Deepexpertisein full-stack development
- Strong background in financial services technology preferred
- Experience with cloud-native architectures on Azure
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.
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 @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.
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