Associate, Application Engineer

About this role

Aladdin Wealth Technology is a fast-growing FinTech business operating within BlackRock Solutions, and our mission is to demonstrate the power of BlackRock's data, scale, and financial models to give financial advisors the edge they need to deliver better outcomes to their end customers. The Aladdin Wealth Tech team partners with wealth management clients to help them oversee their enterprise risk, build better portfolios, and enhance their value proposition to clients. This is achieved by leveraging risk analytics - powered by Aladdin® - to equip wealth management clients with model construction capabilities, risk monitoring tools, and portfolio construction & analytics.

Our business contains two teams:

1. Client Teams: Manage and grow client relationships throughout the entire client life cycle, from early-stage sales pitches to technical implementations to managing live clients on the Aladdin Wealth platform

2. Product Teams: Design, develop, and deliver software and services that empower wealth managers to create better portfolios and deliver more value to their clients

Innovate and create higher scale in all aspects of our business, including the product, operations, and client service mode

Responsibilities of this role include:

• Designing, developing and testing core development infrastructure, libraries and frameworks. Generating systems software engineering policies, standards and procedures. Utilizing operating-system level tools and services to diagnose and resolve issues with interaction between user-space applications and underlying operations systems.
• May perform high-level root cause analysis for service interruptions, and help bring services back online once a problem is resolved.

For New York City only: The salary range for this position is $128,250 - $145,000. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, 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 current hybrid work model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while supporting increased flexibility for all employees. In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are required to work at least 3 days in the office each week, with the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. The health, safety and well-being of our people will always be our top priorities; we will continue to monitor local conditions and health advisories in making decisions about our work environments.

About BlackRock

At 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.

This 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.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.