Application (Python) - engineer-associate

**Job description**:**About this role****PYTHON ENGINEER**Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, but want to solve some of the world’s most complex problems? Do you want to work with, and learn from, hands-on leaders in technology and finance?At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve complex problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your unique skills, curiosity, drive, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual.With over USD $15 trillion of assets, we have an exceptional responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial wellbeing.Being a developer at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most advanced financial companies and being part of a software development team responsible for next generation technology and solutions.**What is AlphaGen Technology (AGT)?**The Alpha Gen Technology group (AGT) is a function within Aladdin Engineering that enables BlackRock investment teams to deliver market leading performance (alpha) to their clients.We work with investment researchers to develop predictive signals and strategies that are traded on BlackRock hedge funds and other active portfolios. The services we provide range from: quantitative library development, model engineering, alpha product development and investment technology R&D.You will join an interdisciplinary team, building software for market prediction, used in BlackRock’s powerful asset management platform: Aladdin. We are a diverse and distributed group of experts in software development, Quant and Data engineering from Belgrade, Budapest, Gurgaon, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, New York, and San Francisco. If you’re interested in working with a global and diverse group of engineers and partner teams to thoughtfully craft solutions at scale with impact across the BlackRock and Aladdin investment research space, apply**Responsibilities**:- You will be working with elite investment professionals to build cutting-edge, high quality alpha signals and platform. Depending on your interest and the role this may include:- Work with Researchers and Portfolio Managers to implement trading signals and models used for making investment decisions- Identify and utilize new alpha-enabling technology in signal implementation- Developing APIs based on microservices architecture built on cloud native architecture stack.- Identifying and prototyping new alpha-enabling technology.- Partnering with other engineering and partner teams at BlackRock to integrate with Aladdin.- Identify and implement ways to improve the efficiency of our system- Work in close collaboration with both our Product Managers and Portfolio Managers to support and evolve our production products and processes**Qualifications**:We value post-graduate degree holders, and we also value individuals with equivalent commercial experience. If you have a good mix of the skills below, we would love to hear from you**Required skills**:- BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience- At least 2+ years’ experience working in data analytics environments- 2+ years' experience in Python a must- Experience with dev ops tools like Git, Maven, or Azure DevOps- Excellent written and verbal communication skills- Passion for learning and implementing new technologies- Ability to operate under fast-paced environment**Skills that would be a plus**:- 2+ years experience in Java, SQL, and Cloud technologies including S3, Kubernetes, AzureML, and Dask / Airflow- Exposure to developing REST APIs- Experience / Familiarity with databases and cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks etc..- Exposure to NoSQL platforms- Container-Orchestration technologies like Kubernetes- Experience working on a globally distributed team**What will you learn on the job?**- A good understanding of quantitative investment strategies, risk, equity, fixed income, or financial derivatives- Build a platform that enables large scale analytics and data science workflows- Aladdin - the investment platform which manage over $15 Trillion of the global assets.- Exposure to large universe of datasets and deal with some of the most exciting data & analytics challenges**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 employee