# Associate, Application Engineer

**Company**: BlackRock
**Location**: Atlanta, GA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: USD$120,000.00 - USD$148,000.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Finance
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219635

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## Description

### About this role

You will join Technology & Development Operations (TDO) within Platform & Ecosystem Engineering at BlackRock. TDO works at the intersection of business process, technology, and delivery to identify workflow challenges and build solutions that improve scale, resilience, and efficiency.

### Your role and impact

As an Associate, Application Engineer, you will design, develop, and deliver technical solutions addressing workflow challenges across Business Operations and Client Services. You will combine software development with business analysis, developing a strong understanding of operational processes and translating business needs into practical solutions.

### Your responsibilities

- Design, build, test, and maintain targeted technical solutions that address workflow inefficiencies, operational risks, and scaling challenges.

- Develop production-minded tools, automations, data-driven utilities, and AI-enabled solutions focused on measurable business outcomes.

- Partner with business stakeholders to understand current-state processes, identify gaps and risks, and translate business needs into clear technical requirements and solution approaches.

- Apply object-oriented programming principles and software design practices to create readable, maintainable, and reliable solutions.

- Own discrete pieces of work from intake through delivery, including scoping, prioritization, testing, rollout, dependency management, and risk identification.

- Collaborate with internal technology teams and platform partners to align solutions with broader platform standards and capabilities.

- Support adoption and ongoing resilience by documenting solutions, guiding users through changes, incorporating feedback, and ensuring appropriate operational support.

### Your experience

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, with 3–6 years of relevant Developer or Business Analyst experience.

- Hands-on proficiency in Python, SQL, and databases, including experience writing production-quality scripts, queries, or small applications.

- Familiarity with version control and development workflows, along with Agile practices such as backlogs, sprints, and iterative delivery.

- Working knowledge of object-oriented programming concepts and software design principles, with an emphasis on readable, maintainable solutions.

- Exposure to cloud platforms and AI-enabled tooling, with an understanding of machine learning models, including large language models and neural networks.

- Interest in the investment management industry and investment products.

### Benefits

BlackRock offers a wide range of benefits, including:

- A strong retirement plan

- Tuition reimbursement

- Comprehensive healthcare

- Support for working parents

- Flexible Time Off (FTO)

### Hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model requires employees to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week.

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- SQL
- databases
- object-oriented programming
- Agile practices
- cloud platforms
- AI-enabled tooling
- machine learning models

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