Senior Backend Engineer (Python), Vice President

Blackrock

Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Princeton
Salary
$148,000–$200,000 / yr
Posted
6 days ago

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Similar $165k
This role $174k
$117k most similar roles pay here $212k

This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $149,156–$180,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $174k versus about $165k 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 95 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,000–$200,000 across 93 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Backend Engineer (Python), Vice President

This senior software engineer role within the active portfolio management team focuses on developing technical solutions for trading and implementing high-volume retail and institutional portfolios. The individual will design and deploy sophisticated algorithms to manage and rebalance SMAs, ensuring optimal performance while collaborating with various teams. Key responsibilities include automating manual tasks, designing advanced data handling techniques using relational databases and APIs, evaluating emerging technologies, leading process improvement initiatives, writing maintainable code, and mentoring junior team members. Candidates should have 7-8 years of experience in financial services, strong programming skills in Python or similar languages like Java or Scala, knowledge of Kubernetes for containerized workloads, and solid communication and attention to detail skills.

What you'll do

  • Develop and deploy algorithms for efficient management of retail and institutional portfolios.
  • Design advanced data handling techniques using relational databases and APIs for seamless integration.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies to support innovation in investment management processes.
  • Lead projects focused on process improvement across equity, multi-asset, and fixed income SMA portfolios.
  • Write maintainable code that is easily understood by other team members.

What we're looking for

  • 7-8 years of experience in financial services engineering or technology roles
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Java, Scala, or similar languages
  • Solid knowledge of algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and paradigms
  • Proficiency with relational databases, SQL, and Kubernetes for containerized workloads
  • Ability to develop and deploy sophisticated trading algorithms efficiently
  • Excellent communication and mentoring skills for team collaboration

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