Vice President, Senior Financial Engineer

About this role

Company: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
Job Title: Vice President, Senior Financial Engineer
Location: 400 Howard St San Francisco, CA 94105

Job Duties: Work with Researchers and Portfolio Managers to implement develop predictive trading signals and models used for making investment decisions. Identify and utilize new alpha-enabling data and analytics technology in signal implementation. Develop data and analytics REST APls using cloud native architecture stack. Evaluate and integrate with third party cloud native analytics and data solutions. Partner with other engineering and partner teams at BlackRock to integrate with Aladdin. Identify and implement ways to improve the efficiency of our alpha quant product and platform. Work in close collaboration with both our Product Managers and Portfolio Managers to support and evolve our products and processes.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, or a related field; and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a related occupation working in data analytics in the trading and investment domains. Requires 5 years of experience involving each of the following: 1. Working in data analytics in the trading and investment domains in market, tick data and post trade analytics. Experience working with and integrating with popular financial datasets from vendors such as Refinitiv, TradeWeb, MarketAxxes and across broad asset classes such as equities, derivates, fixes income and FX; 2. Programming languages such as Java, C ++ and scripting languages such as Python, SQL and Perl for building scripts, APIs, and applications; 3. Data warehousing, data engineering, databases, and cloud data platforms such as Snowflake and Databricks; 4. Participating in and leading scrum ceremonies in an Agile environment; 5. Experience with dev ops tools like Git, Maven, or Azure DevOps for implementing SDLC concerns of building, testing and CI/CD of software.

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For San Francisco, CA Only the salary range for this position is USD$198,900.00 - USD$215,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, 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 hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

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.

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