Analyst, Application Engineer - Nyc

R230741
Description
About this role
AI Labs Overview
The AI Labs team is a highly collaborative and multi-disciplinary group of experts with diverse skill sets and capabilities. Our team is composed of professionals with a wide range of skills, including optimization, machine learning, statistical modelling, exploratory data analysis, natural language processing, data visualization, network/graph modelling, ETL, data pipelines, data architecture, communication, project/product management, and strategy.
We specialize in working with a variety of data sources, such as text, news feeds, financial reports, time series transactions, user behaviour logs, imagery, and real-time data. Our team is committed to utilizing our collective expertise and state-of-the-art tools to provide valuable insights and data-driven solutions that address our clients' most complex challenges.
We have offices in New York, Palo Alto, and Edinburgh. The team has several Stanford professors as senior advisors with world-class expertise in machine learning, statistics, optimization and stochastic control. These advisors include Emanuel Candes, Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani, and Mykel Kochenderfer who dedicate time in our Palo Alto office and provide advice and mentorship for all members of the distributed team.
In This Role, You Can Expect To

• Write quality maintainable code that is comprehensively tested and fit for the intended objective
• Provide ongoing maintenance and support for internal tools and services, including troubleshooting and resolution of production incidents
• Deliver secure and scalable solutions to enable the rapid delivery of machine learning products to production environments
• Participate in team agile processes, and proactively contribute to team culture
• Continuously improve existing products, tools, and services, by maintaining close relationships with data scientists, researchers, and other BlackRock users

The Minimum Requirements For This Position Are

• 1+ years of experience in software engineering or related field.
• Experience building cloud native applications on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, and SQL
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Knowledge And Experience We Are Looking For Includes

• ETL tooling and workflow engines (e.g., Spark, Airflow, Dagster, Flyte)
• Ability to traverse full stack
• DevOps automation, cloud deployments, and testing

#EarlyCareers
For New York City only: The salary range for this position is $104,500 - $120,000. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, 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 current hybrid work model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while supporting increased flexibility for all employees. In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are required to work at least 3 days in the office each week, with the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. The health, safety and well-being of our people will always be our top priorities; we will continue to monitor local conditions and health advisories in making decisions about our work environments.
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 careers.blackrock.com | www.blackrock.com/corporate | Instagram: @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.
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.