VP – Software Engineer

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. Blackstone seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which the firm invests. Blackstone’s over $1.3 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries and hedge funds. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

Firm Overview

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. Blackstone seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which the firm invests. Blackstone’s over $1.3 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries and hedge funds. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

Business Unit

BXTI – BXCI Tech

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 Title

VP – Software Engineer

Job Description

BXTI is hiring a Software Engineer for our Credit & Insurance Technology group which transforms businesses through new technology platforms, and optimal use of data solutions for our Credit & Insurance business. In this role, you will work with a cross-functional team of technologists that design, build, test, deploy, and support various applications and systems hosted on AWS. This work is instrumental for Blackstone in transforming the Alternative Asset Management industry through innovative technology solutions. Collaborating with product managers, you will drive business value while ensuring the delivery of high-quality code. You’ll tackle a variety of problems from scaling our Operations and Finance platforms to promoting efficiency through automating business processes. This role is focused on delivering solutions related to our portfolio accounting data warehouse.

Key Responsibilities

Our internal applications leverage highly scalable microservices architecture deployed on cloud-hosted containerized environment. Key technologies in our stack include Python, FastAPI, Terraform, SQL, AWS ECS, AWS Lambda, AWS DynamoDB, AWS S3, AWS SNS/SQS, CI/CD tooling (e.g. Jenkins), and data warehouse solutions like Snowflake.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain our portfolio of accounting data warehouse solutions using Python and SQL, ensuring code quality, scalability, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with North American and local teams to design and implement new features and applications, using Agile methodologies and Jira.
• Develop cloud-native solutions using AWS, Terraform, and Docker, ensuring scalability and robustness.
• Use of standard CI/CD tooling (Jenkins) to build and deploy application code in various environments.
• Create, deploy, and maintain APIs and support microservices for integrations with our data warehouse.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, technical design, code reviews, and troubleshoot software defects.
• Provide technical support, automate repetitive tasks, and stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with product managers to define project scope and provide business support.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship for junior members of the team.

Qualifications

Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who work well in a team-driven working group, are highly motivated, intelligent, have sound judgme…