Associate Data Engineer

Blackrock

Hybrid

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Hybrid
Location
Atlanta, GA
Posted
4 days ago

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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

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TL;DR · Associate Data Engineer

As an Associate on the Enterprise Data Platform team at BlackRock, you will join a dynamic group dedicated to building and modernizing the firm’s next-generation enterprise data platform, focusing on automating and standardizing data acquisition, ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and distribution. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and developing scalable backend services and APIs using Python-based frameworks like FastAPI or Flask, contributing to contract-first API development with gRPC and Protocol Buffers, and enhancing modular architecture for internal tools and automation scripts. You will work closely with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions that improve the firm’s data capabilities, emphasizing performance, scalability, resilience, and observability. Essential skills include strong Python programming, REST-based framework experience, and familiarity with cloud platforms like Azure, as well as container orchestration tools and SQL databases.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop scalable platform services and APIs supporting core enterprise data capabilities.
  • Build backend components using Python-based frameworks like FastAPI or Flask for API development.
  • Enhance shared platform components used across enterprise data workflows to improve flexibility and standardization.
  • Develop contract-first APIs using gRPC and Protocol Buffers, ensuring robust technical solutions.
  • Improve performance, scalability, resilience, and observability of platform services and data workflows.
  • Integrate AI-enabled capabilities into platform workflows to enhance automation and developer productivity.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on backend, data, or platform engineering.
  • Strong hands-on programming skills in Python and experience with REST-based frameworks like FastAPI or Flask.
  • Experience designing and developing APIs using gRPC and Protocol Buffers for contract-first API development.
  • Proficiency in SQL and working knowledge of relational or analytical data platforms.
  • Experience building scalable backend services in cloud-native or distributed environments, including container orchestration.
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented design and software engineering best practices.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across various teams.

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