Associate - Data Engineering

As an Associate on the Enterprise Data Platform team, you will be part of a team responsible for building and modernizing the core framework of BlackRock’s next-generation enterprise data platform. This platform is designed to automate and standardize data acquisition, ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and distribution at enterprise scale. You will help build and enhance modular, API-driven platform capabilities that make core services easier to access, operate, and scale.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, backend engineering, data engineering, or data platform engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on programming experience in Python.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational or analytical data platforms.
• Experience designing and developing backend services and APIs using REST-based frameworks such as FastAPI or Flask.
• Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers, or other contract-first API development patterns.
• Experience designing APIs that interact with orchestration systems, cloud storage, metadata services, or platform-control functions.
• Experience building scalable, maintainable solutions in cloud-native or distributed environments.
• Working experience with containers and Kubernetes-based deployment environments.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform; Azure experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design, software engineering best practices, and production-grade development practices.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering and non-engineering partners.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment and take ownership of assigned deliverables.

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Leave benefits
• Retirement benefits