Associate Application Engineer III

Blackrock

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Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$165,131–$170,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 14, 2026

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $168k
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This role pays more than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $118,162–$161,312 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $168k versus about $140k for comparable roles.

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About Blackrock

BlackRock is the world''s largest asset management firm, providing investment management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional and retail clients through its Aladdin technology platform. Industry: Asset Management & Financial Services

Blackrock currently has 22 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $157,500–$197,500 across 20 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Associate Application Engineer III

The Associate, Application Engineer III joins the engineering team to build scalable, distributed financial desktop and web applications. This role involves developing client-facing fixed income trading workflows, creating pure React components for internal libraries, and maintaining backend RESTful and streaming APIs. Key responsibilities include translating Figma wireframes into working workflows, designing automated testing suites, and providing operational support through telemetry monitoring. The position requires proficiency in React, Typescript, HTML, SCSS, Redux, Jotai, Java 17, SQL, and GraphQL. Candidates must utilize tools such as Cypress, Cucumber, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Grafana. The work focuses on fixed income and equity trading strategies, including FIX protocol messaging, straight-through processing, and portfolio trading across US, EMEA, and APAC bond markets for corporate, treasury, and MUNI bonds.

What you'll do

  • Build scalable financial desktop and web applications for real-time data and bond calculations.
  • Develop front-end components using React, Typescript, Redux, and Jotai.
  • Build and maintain backend RESTful and streaming APIs using Java, GraphQL, and AMPs.
  • Translate Figma wireframes into functional fixed income trading workflows.
  • Design automated and manual testing workflows using Cypress and Cucumber.
  • Deploy production code to live client environments and provide operational support.
  • Build Grafana dashboards for telemetry monitoring and solve client issues.
  • Mentor junior engineers and organize Agile ceremonies including sprint planning and retrospectives.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
  • Three years of experience as an Associate, Analyst, or a related role.
  • Three years of experience with React, Typescript, HTML, CSS, Sass, Redux, and Jotai.
  • Three years of experience with Java 17, SQL, GraphQL, and data streaming tools like RESTful APIs, WebSockets, Faraday, and AMPs.
  • Three years of experience with Git, AquaDataStudio, ADO, and Agile methodologies.
  • Three years of experience with frontend testing frameworks including Cypress and Cucumber.
  • Three years of experience with financial products including FIX messaging, TradeWeb, MarketAxess, and bond trading markets.
  • Three years of experience with CI/CD tools (SonarQube, Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory, Grafana) and design tools (Figma, Miro).

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