BXTI - Liquid Credit, Full Stack Software Engineer, Associate

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 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.

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The Liquid Credit Technology team develops modern fixed income asset management systems, including portfolio management, order management, execution management and trade processing, to support Liquid Credit Strategies ("LCS"). LCS manages $114B in AUM across diversified portfolios of fixed income investments such as bank loans, high yield bonds, CDS/CDX, futures, repo, CMBS/RMBS, CLO debt and equity tranches. The new hire will be a key member of the team developing software solutions for portfolio managers and traders. Our existing applications are built on a highly scalable microservices architecture deployed on a cloud hosted containerized environment. Key technologies in the stack include C#, React/Angular, Typescript, FastAPI, Python, Terraform, SQL, AWS ECS, AWS Lambda, AWS DynamoDB, AWS SNS/SQS, CI/CD tooling (e.g., Gitlab Runners), and data warehouse solutions like Snowflake.

• 3+ years of proven software development experience in a relevant industry, with proficiency in C#, JavaScript (React and/or Angular), Typescript, relational or NoSQL databases, and cloud technologies, preferably AWS.
• Experience with RESTful API design, development, and scalable microservice architectures.
• Ability to develop scalable, secure, and maintainable code with a strong background in object oriented programming.
• Excellent problem solving skills and strong communication skills.
• Self starter with an entrepreneurial attitude, willing to teach and mentor others, and a desire to work in a fast paced team environment.
• Experience with automation testing approaches and performance testing.
• Experience with fixed income front office trading systems.
• Bachelor's degree (BSc/BA) or above in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Use cloud native technologies and services to build scalable, reliable, and secure applications.
• Build, support, and integrate web applications, microservices, and data pipelines on a variety of platforms with high code quality.
• Write automated unit, integration, and deployment tests.
• Utilize standard CI/CD tooling (i.e., GitLab Runners) to build and deploy application code in various environments.
• Use modern software development methodologies and tools like JIRA to manage and deliver projects.
• Participate in technical design, code reviews, and agile ceremonies, and troubleshoot software defects.
• Provide technical support, automate repetitive tasks, and stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Mentor and train junior developers, contribute to the collaborative team culture, and demonstrate a willingness to learn from others.

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.

• Attending client meetings where you discuss Blackstone products and/or client questions.
• Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients.
• Supervising or training securities licensed employees.
• Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products.
• Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.

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