BlackRock

Associate, Application Engineer

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2 days ago
Atlanta, GA, USAMid Level / Senior
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Base Salary

$120k - $148k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain technical solutions addressing workflow inefficiencies and scaling challenges.
  • Develop production-minded tools, automations, data-driven utilities, and AI-enabled solutions using sound object-oriented programming and software design principles.
  • Partner with business stakeholders to understand processes, identify gaps and risks, and translate needs into technical requirements.
  • Own discrete work from intake through delivery, including scoping, prioritization, testing, rollout, and project coordination.
  • Collaborate with technology and platform teams to align solutions with broader standards and capabilities.
  • Document solutions, support user adoption, incorporate feedback, and help ensure solutions are resilient, supportable, and operationally disciplined.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3–6 years of experience in a Developer or Business Analyst role.
  • Hands-on proficiency with Python, SQL, and databases, including production-quality scripts, queries, or small applications.
  • Familiarity with Git, Azure DevOps, cloud platforms, automation frameworks, and AI-enabled tooling.
  • Working knowledge of object-oriented programming, software design principles, machine learning models, large language models, and neural networks.
  • Exposure to developing and implementing AI-based solutions is preferred.
  • Ability to manage projects, work through ambiguity, switch between developer and business analyst perspectives, collaborate across teams, and communicate technical concepts clearly in English.
  • Interest in investment management and investment products.

Benefits

  • Annual discretionary bonus and benefits including healthcare, leave, and retirement benefits.
  • Retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents, and Flexible Time Off.
  • Hybrid work model requiring at least four days in the office per week, with flexibility to work from home one day per week; some groups may require additional office time.

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About BlackRock

10,000+ employees

BlackRock is a public, New York–based global asset manager and technology provider founded in 1988. It offers investment products—including the iShares ETF franchise—and portfolio and risk management software via the Aladdin platform to institutions, financial advisors, and individual investors, earning primarily management and technology fees. Its shares trade on the NYSE, and the firm serves clients in major markets worldwide.

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