Associate Database Platform Developer

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Associate Database Platform Developer

Associate Database Platform Developer

Reposted 6 Hours Ago
Wilmington DE USA
In-Office
90K-110K Annually
Entry level
Fintech • Information Technology • Financial Services
Bringing together tech and market expertise to help people build better financial futures.
The Role

About this role

Associate Database Platform Development 

Role Summary 

We are seeking an Associate Database Platform Developer to help design build and maintain databasecentric tooling and services that improve scalability reliability and developer productivity across the database estate. This role sits within the Database Platform Development function and focuses on software development automation and platform enablement rather than traditional daytoday database administration. 

The role works closely with senior engineers application teams and infrastructure partners to modernize legacy tooling automate operational workflows and support database platform initiatives. 

Key Responsibilities 

Platform and Tooling Development 

  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of internal database tooling services and automation used for provisioning access management schema changes and operational validation. 

  • Develop and enhance scripts services and utilities using Python Perl Java or similar languages under the guidance of senior engineers. 

  • Support ongoing modernization efforts by assisting with migration of legacy scripts and workflows into more scalable servicebased or APIdriven solutions. 

Database Engineering Support 

  • Assist application teams with databaserelated development needs including schema design support SQL review and adherence to database development standards. 

  • Help implement and maintain guardrails validations and checks that promote performance reliability and security across database platforms. 

  • Learn and apply best practices across relational and cloud database technologies. 

Automation and Reliability 

  • Support automation efforts focused on reducing manual operational work and improving consistency across environments. 

  • Participate in incident analysis and contribute code fixes or tooling enhancements that prevent recurrence. 

  • Help improve observability and transparency of database platforms through logging monitoring integration and tooling enhancements. 

Collaboration and Growth 

  • Work collaboratively with global DBA platform and application engineering teams across time zones. 

  • Participate in code reviews design discussions and team knowledgesharing forums. 

  • Build technical depth across database platforms development practices and enterprise tooling. 

Required Qualifications 

  • Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python Perl or Java. 

  • Basic understanding of relational database concepts including tables indexes transactions and SQL. 

  • Familiarity with software development fundamentals including version control code reviews and testing. 

  • Strong problemsolving skills and willingness to learn enterprise database platforms and tooling. 

  • Ability to work effectively in a teambased largescale technology environment. 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Exposure to database platforms such as SQL Server Snowflake or similar enterprise databases. 

  • Experience supporting or maintaining internal tools scripts or shared libraries. 

  • Familiarity with APIs automation frameworks or CI/CD pipelines. 

  • Interest in platform engineering automation and reducing operational toil through code. 

 

For Wilmington DE Only the salary range for this position is USD$90250.00 - USD$110000.00 . 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.

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.

For additional information on BlackRock please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock 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 the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

 

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

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.

Skills Required

  • Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python Perl or Java
  • Basic understanding of relational database concepts including tables indexes transactions and SQL
  • Familiarity with software development fundamentals including version control code reviews and testing
  • Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn enterprise database platforms and tooling
  • Ability to work effectively in a team-based large-scale technology environment
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The Company
HQ: New York New York
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Year Founded: 1988

What We Do

As the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock partners with investors around the globe to help them (and those on whose behalf they invest) plan for life’s most important goals – like retirement home ownership and their children’s education. Our clients range from governments foundations and other large institutions to those investing on behalf of individuals including firefighters nurses teachers and factory workers. BlackRock was founded with the idea of creating a better asset management firm — one that was purpose-driven focused on clients and risk management and propelled by data and technology. Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform is BlackRock’s technological backbone helping investors see and manage their whole portfolios in one place – from constructing investments to monitoring risk and executing trades. Used by hundreds of external institutions around the world Aladdin combines powerful analytics and a common language to help investment teams make faster more informed decisions across public and private markets. It’s a key part of our business and one of the reasons we’re trusted to manage more assets than any other investment manager today. At BlackRock we challenge conventions and raise the bar for what’s possible. We harness technology to unlock new solutions simplify complexity and deliver investment strategies that meet people where they are. Whether it’s retirement planning wealth building or navigating market shifts we’re here to help clients invest more easily more affordably and with more choice as we chart a path toward financial well-being together. Learn more: Careers.BlackRock.com

Why Work With Us

Without our people technology is irrelevant. When we combine the power of people with the power of technology we amplify our ability to create better outcomes for our employees clients shareholders and society alike.

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