Profoundly Mediocre - Associate Software Engineer BlackRock Employee Review

3.0
Oct 5, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Pretty good work/life balance - longer sprint cycles mean it's not hard to deliver on requirements.

Cons

They are not a tech firm. It's the technology arm of a slow-moving, bureaucratic finance firm. Not embracing WFH - very strong years with whole staff WFH, but now are pushing for 3 days and eventually full week back in office. Lots of my team is leaving because of it.

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5.0
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Pros

Great diverse experience with working across teams

Cons

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4.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of opportunity to work on project teams. Lots of exposure to senior leaders in HR and the businesses. Great collaboration in the One BlackRock spirit. Benefits to support employees and their families are good.

Cons

Workload can be challenging at times. However, you are gaining a lot of new skills in a short prior of time and the ability to work with leaders is worth it.

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