2027 Blackstone Technology & Innovation Software Engineer Analyst (London)

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. 

2027 Blackstone Technology and Innovations (BXTI), Software Engineer Analyst

Blackstone Technology & Innovations 

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 fast paced 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. 

Program Description

At Blackstone, we look to attract and retain the brightest minds in the business, hiring professionals and students in every area of the firm. Our employees’ passion for their work and commitment to their clients have helped Blackstone become one of the most respected financial institutions and a trusted partner for some of the largest investors in the world.

Blackstone’s Analyst Program offers learning and development opportunities to help advance our employees’ careers across a number of areas: investing skills, leadership and management, communication and technology, among others. The Program offers the ability to work with professionals across all business units, and a robust mentorship experience to allow the participants to be fully immersed in the Blackstone culture.

Job Description

As a Software Engineer for Alternative Asset Management Technology (AAMT), you will develop and manage innovative technologies for our Alternative Asset Management teams. You will design, build, test, deploy, and support functionality across a variety of stacks and platforms as well as operate as a mentor to other technologists to do the same. 

Through partnering with business stakeholders, you'll drive business value while also producing elegant engineering solutions. Internal applications are built using a highly scalable serverless and/or microservice architecture that is deployed via Terraform into AWS. Key technologies in this framework include React, Typescript, Next.js, Python, C#, SQL, Docker, Terraform and AWS. 

You will be expected to take ownership of projects and find gaps in design with Blackstone product managers. You will tackle a variety of problems from automating business processes and scaling out infrastructure to promoting reusable components across the organization.

Responsibilities: 

• Design, build, test, and support software solutions used across the firm

• Develop applications, services, APIs, and automation capabilities

• Build scalable systems that process and manage large volumes of data

• Contribute to cloud-native architectures and platform engineering initiatives

• Partner with engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders to turn ideas into production solutions

• Participate in code reviews, testing, and software delivery processes

• Write and review code with AI-assisted development tools, using firm-approved plugins, skills, and standards that accelerate the development lifecycle

• Improve operational efficiency by automating repetitive tasks and workflows

• Learn and apply modern engineering practices, tools, and technologies

Qualifications: 

• Desire to learn and adapt to new technologies 
• Self-starting, entrepreneurial attitude 
• Familiarity with developing applications in any one of the public cloud providers, preferably AWS. 
• Strong programming fundamentals in any modern programming language
• Strong communication skills
• Curiosity about applying AI and emerging technologies to real world problems
• Experience driving your projects from inception to completion 
• Willingness to teach, coach, and mentor others 
• Experience producing high quality code and solicit feedback 
• Willingness to take a position and share views freely in a constructive and solution-based manner 

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with database technology (relational and/or NoSQL) 
• Experience in one or more of messaging, caching, automation, agentic development, and UI frameworks is a plus 

To be considered for the 2027 Analyst Program, applicants must meet the following criteria:

·         Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or masters student

·         Anticipated graduation date: Summer 2027

·         CV must include expected graduation month/year and grade

·         CV must be in PDF format

Application Deadline

·         Applications will close on Friday 30 October 2026

·         Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis

If you do not meet these criteria, please see Blackstone’s Careers website for other opportunities that may be available, including other entry level positions.

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.

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 contact Human Resources at 212-583-5000 (US), +44 (0)20 7451 4000 (EMEA) or +852 3656 8600 (APAC).

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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