About this role
At BlackRock, technology powers how we serve clients at scale. Within Aladdin Data, the Client Lifecycle Engineering builds the systems that support the full client lifecycle — from onboarding and inquiries to contracting, client workflows, and foundational data.
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Budapest engineering hub. This role focuses on designing and building a scalable automated testing framework that is fully integrated into the SDLC pipeline, enabling fast, reliable, and high-confidence delivery across core applications.
This position is ideal for a hands-on engineer who is passionate about test automation, developer experience, and CI/CD integration, and who wants to directly impact engineering velocity and quality outcomes.
About the team
Client Workflows Engineering builds and operates a suite of platforms that power critical client lifecycle workflows across BlackRock. These systems support onboarding, servicing, compliance, contracting, and client interaction at global scale.
The team operates across modern Java/Spring services and distributed systems, with a strong emphasis on scalable architecture, reliability, and quality engineering practices. A key focus area is building automation and integrating quality controls directly into the SDLC pipeline to ensure fast, consistent, and high-confidence delivery across these interconnected platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build an automation test framework that integrates seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines and the SDLC
- Implement automated tests across API, integration, and end-to-end layers to ensure coverage and early defect detection
- Write high-quality, maintainable test code with strong focus on reusability, stability, and execution speed
- Embed testing into the development lifecycle by shifting quality left and enabling developers to adopt automated testing practices
- Ensure test execution runs reliably in pipelines, with clear reporting, fast feedback, and actionable insights
- Contribute to test infrastructure, including environment setup, test data management, and pipeline optimization
- Collaborate with engineers, product teams, and operations to improve overall system quality and release confidence
- Apply best practices in contract testing, non-functional testing, and defect prevention
- Leverage modern tooling (e.g., Playwright, REST-assured, CI/CD tools) and AI-assisted engineering tools (Copilot, Windsurf) to improve productivity and test coverage
Qualifications
- 4–8+ years of experience in software engineering or test automation, with strong hands-on coding
- Strong programming skills in Java and/or JavaScript, with experience testing RESTful and Spring-based services
- Experience building or contributing to test automation frameworks
- Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build and deployment workflows
- Experience with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, REST-assured, JUnit/TestNG
- Familiarity with testing distributed systems and enterprise applications
- Strong problem-solving skills with a quality-first engineering mindset
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, global engineering environment
Nice to Have
- Experience with performance and resilience testing (e.g. JMeter, Gatling).
- Familiarity with distributed event streaming and messaging platforms, Redis, or other distributed data technologies.
- Knowledge of Open Container Initiative (OCI) container image packaging and runtime, Enterprise-grade container orchestration platform supporting declarative infrastructure and horizontal scaling, and cloud-native environments.
- Experience with observability and quality metrics (Grafana, metrics collection, standardized telemetry instrumentation and data export frameworks).
- Interest in AI-assisted testing, prompt engineering, or agentic QA tooling
Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.
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.