About this role
Associate Engineer – BlackRock SMA Solutions
About this Role:
We are expanding our team of engineers that owns and operates this extensive technology platform. As a member of this team, you will build, enhance, and support a wide variety of micro-services that enable financial portfolio construction, data integrations to connect diverse systems, and real-time operational workflows. You will work with your team and your stakeholders to ensure that platform capabilities address business needs in a complete and timely manner, with validated quality.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, STEM or similar technical field, OR equivalent practical experience
2-5 years of professional software development experience
Strong Python experience
Experience building and supporting production applications, services or APIs
Strong SQL / relational database experience (MySQL preferred)
Hands on cloud experience (AWS, Azure or GCP, AWS strongly preferred)
Docker/Containers Experience (experience building, packaging and deploying containerized applications)
Experience with standard softare development practices (Git/Source Control, CI/CD, Testing, Debugging/troubleshooting)
Experience working with standard software development practices:
Preferred Requirements:
AWS Development (Lambda, ECS/EKS, SQS/SNS, API Gateway, RDS, CloudFormation or Terraform
Experience building cloud-native or serverless applications
Experience developing APIs and backend services
Experience with Pandas and NumPy
Experience with data-heavy applications or data processing pipelines
Experience with Kubernetes
Experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation
Experience with distributed or event-driven systems
Experience with application monitoring / observability
Financial/fintech experience, particularly experience with Options, Derivatives, Equities, Bonds, Fixed Income, Capital Markets, Portfolio Management or Trading Workflows
For Chicago, IL Only the salary range for this position is USD$120,000.00 - USD$148,000.00 . 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 benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents 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 on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.
