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Offering a full suite of tools for our clients, from direct-indexing to active equity and fixed income strategies-with evolution a constant part of our game.\nAs a business, we are fast-growing and our systems need to grow along with it. We are looking for engineers who like to innovate and seek complex problems. We recognize that strength comes from teams with a variety of perspectives, and will embrace your unique skills, curiosity, drive, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual. Engineers looking to work in the areas of orchestration, data modeling, data pipelines, APIs, storage, distribution, distributed computation, consumption and infrastructure are ideal candidates.\nAbout this Role:\nWe are expanding the team of engineers that owns and operates the data and integration platform underpinning the SMA business. As a member of this team, you will design, build, and support data-centric and integration-focused services that power portfolio construction, reporting, and downstream client and business workflows.\nIn this role, you will work across APIs, data pipelines, microservices, and relational data stores, partnering closely with product, analytics, and business stakeholders to ensure data and services are reliable, secure, and delivered at scale. The role combines strong data engineering fundamentals with modern integration and platform engineering practices, with opportunities to contribute across the full lifecycle from design through production support.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign, develop, and own end-to-end features across data pipelines, APIs, and microservices, from ingestion and transformation through consumption.\nBuild and enhance integration services that exchange data with internal platforms and external systems.\nDevelop and evolve components of a microservices ecosystem supporting equity portfolio construction and direct indexing workflows.\nDesign relational database schemas, write efficient SQL, and ensure data quality, completeness, and timeliness.\nSupport building, releasing, and operating services in a cloud-native environment, including deployment to Kubernetes-based platforms.\nTroubleshoot issues in live production environments and provide real-time support for critical incidents.\nContinuously improve the platform through modernization of existing components, adoption of contemporary technologies, and use of enterprise-grade third-party services.\nWrite code that is clear, maintainable, well-tested, and easy for other engineers to understand and extend.\nCollaborate effectively with engineers, product partners, and business stakeholders in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary environment.\nRequirements\nBA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.\n6+ years of post-university professional experience in a data engineering, integration engineering, or backend/full-stack engineering role, preferably in a financial services or trading environment.\nStrong understanding of programming fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and paradigms.\nProficiency in one or more modern object-oriented languages (Java/Python).\nSolid experience with SQL and relational databases\nExperience designing and consuming APIs using modern approaches (RESTful services; familiarity with GraphQL or gRPC is a plus).\nAbility to troubleshoot and resolve issues in production systems and provide real-time support for critical issues.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering and business teams.\nAbility to work effectively in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary environment.\nDesired Additional Qualifications\nExperience working in a cloud environment\nFamiliarity with messaging and event-driven technologies (AWS SQS, etc.).\nFamiliarity with containerization and orchestration technologies\nUnderstanding of secure distributed systems concepts, including OAuth2 / OpenID Connect, secrets management, caching, and observability (logging, metrics, tracing).\nExposure to front-end technologies (e.g., React or Angular) or statistical / financial analysis is a plus.\n\nFor San Francisco, CA and Sausalito, CA Only the salary range for this position is USD$162,000.00 - USD$215,000.00 . 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.\nOur benefits\nTo 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.\nOur hybrid work model\nBlackRock’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.\n\nGuidance on AI use for candidates\nAt 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 guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.\nAbout BlackRock\nAt BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.\nThis mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.\nTo learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.\nBlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression),sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View theEEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplementand thepay transparency statement.\nBlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustmentsare needed throughout the employment process, please email . All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy .\nWe recruit, hire, train, promote, pay, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including assumptions about a person’s appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. 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