Full-Stack Software Engineer, AVP - Investor Portal – New York

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1.1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.

Business Description

Blackstone Technology & Innovations (BXTI) is the technology team at the core of each of Blackstone’s businesses and new growth initiatives. Serving both internal and external clients, we work to build the next generation of systems that manage risk, create efficiency and improve transparency within the firm and across our broad community of investors and portfolio companies.  

BXTI is nimble and entrepreneurial – our open, iterative design processes and rapid pace of development mean that everyone on the team has the opportunity to make an impact from day one. We are problem solvers who can take projects from idea to implementation. We believe in active mentoring and developing excellence. We collaborate to find the best answers for our customers and for Blackstone. We are critical to the firm maintaining its competitive edge. 

Job Description

We are looking for a full-stack web application developer to work on expanding Blackstone’s Investor Portal team, which serves a large spectrum of users and stakeholders inside and outside of the firm.  As a full-stack developer, you will be collaborating with a team of engineers on a variety of components and applications within that space, including web-based front-end applications, RESTful APIs, serverless services running in AWS, CI/CD pipelines, etc.  As a member of the team, you will embrace Blackstone’s standards and SDLC methodologies to deliver innovative solutions and maintain existing platforms.

The ideal candidate is curious and can work independently through interesting technical challenges while actively collaborating with their team on broader initiatives.  They know how to communicate clearly and efficiently, in person or in writing.  They have experience building and maintaining sophisticated web applications using modern, Cloud-based technologies, and are very comfortable using front-end technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement front-end and back-end software solutions using C#/.NET, TypeScript/React, and Cloud-native components running in AWS.

• Actively look for opportunities to enhance and consolidate the system.

• Document technical changes to the system.

• Implement observability to track performance and alert about issues.

• Enforce code quality by performing code reviews.

• Maintain CI/CD pipelines and use DevOps tools such as Terraform and Jenkins.

• Collaborate with the Product team to collect and refine business requirements.

• Assist the App Support team with reporting and troubleshooting.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies.

Mandatory Skills

• At least 5 years of demonstrable work experience as a Software Developer.

• Meaningful experience building front-end applications using TypeScript and React.

• Experience with C# and .NET Core platform.

• Experience working with relational databases such as SQL Server.

• Familiarity with the software development life cycle (SDLC) from preliminary analysis to implementation, then release.

• Familiarity with AWS offerings like Lambda, ECS, DyanmoDB, and S3 or their equivalent on other cloud platforms.

• Experience working with version control tools such as Git.

• Experience working with Docker and containers is a plus.

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Gitlab Runners, Jenkin, and Terraform is a plus.

• Skill to understand, troubleshoot, and maintain existing systems.

• Desire to learn and adapt to new technologies, skills and grow competencies.

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position.  Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.

Expected annual base salary range:

Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables.
Additional compensation: Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with the advertised role.

Blackstone is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other class or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.  All Blackstone employees, including but not limited to recruiting personnel and hiring managers, are required to abide by this policy.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please email Human Resources at [email protected].

Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:

• Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;

• Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;

• Supervising or training securities licensed employees;

• Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and

• Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.

Note: The above list is not the exhaustive list of activities requiring securities licenses and there may be roles that require review on a case-by-case basis.  Please speak with your Blackstone Recruiting contact with any questions.
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