About this 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

Technical Expertise

Backend Technologies (Expert Level)

C# / .NET (.NET 6/7/8, ASP.NET Core) 

SQL Server – database design, optimization, stored procedures, indexing strategies 

Entity Framework Core – ORM patterns and performance optimization 

RESTful API design and implementation 

Microservices architecture – service decomposition, inter-service communication 

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

Caching strategies (Redis, in-memory caching) 

Frontend Technologies (Strong Proficiency)

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 (extensive experience), including:  

Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Blob Storage 

Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Redis Cache 

Application Insights, Key Vault, Azure DevOps 

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates, Bicep) 

CI/CD pipeline design and implementation 

Git workflows and branching strategies for large teams 

Monitoring and observability (Application Insights, Grafana) 

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 (OpenAPI/Swagger, versioning strategies) 

Authentication and authorization (OAuth 2.0, JWT, OIDC) 

Security architecture and threat modeling 

Data architecture and data modeling 

High availability and disaster recovery design 

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.

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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.