Associate Software Engineer

Blackrock

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $120,000–$148,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 64 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Dec 20, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $168k

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This role pays less than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $125,000–$211,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $134k versus about $168k 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 18 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,000–$200,000 across 17 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Associate Software Engineer

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JOB TITLE: Associate, Software Engineer - SMA Solutions The Associate, Software Engineer - SMA Solutions joins the SMA Solutions team to build, enhance, and support a wide variety of micro-services. This role involves developing data integrations to connect diverse systems, managing real-time operational workflows, and enabling financial portfolio construction. The engineer will work on a technology platform that handles portfolio data, order execution, reference data gathering, and risk analytics. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python or C#, SQL with MySQL, and hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP. Candidates should possess skills in Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation. The work focuses on solving complex problems within quantitative, multi-asset investment management, specifically regarding data modeling, orchestration, data pipelines, APIs, storage, distribution, and distributed computation for tax-efficient customized portfolios.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Illinois?

Median $158500 from 79 postings across 29 companies.

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Skills

Python C# AWS SQL MySQL Docker Kubernetes Terraform CloudFormation Pandas NumPy CI/CD Git APIs micro-services Serverless RDS SQS SNS API Gateway Data Pipelines

What you'll do

Build, enhance, and support a wide variety of micro-services for financial portfolio construction.
Develop and maintain data integrations to connect diverse internal and external systems.
Create and manage real-time operational workflows for the investment management platform.
Build and support production-grade APIs and backend services using Python or C#.
Develop and manage data processing pipelines for data-heavy financial applications.
Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation on AWS.
Monitor and troubleshoot application performance and observability for production systems.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, STEM, or similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
2-5 years of professional software development experience.
Strong Python or C# experience.
Experience building and supporting production applications, services, or APIs.
Strong SQL / relational database experience (MySQL preferred).
Hands-on cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP (AWS strongly preferred).
Docker/Containers experience including building, packaging, and deploying containerized applications.
Experience with standard software development practices including Git, CI/CD, testing, and debugging.

Associate Software Engineer

L3Harris

Colorado Springs, CO 12 days ago $66,000–$123,000

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