Application Engineer, Associate

About this roleOverviewWe're Aladdin Wealth Tech, a FinTech company with a start-up vibe and significant resources. We provide financial advisors and BlackRock's wealth advisory teams with portfolio construction, analysis, and diagnostic capabilities. Our mission is to enhance Aladdin's analytics, technology, and data to empower financial advisors to build better portfolios and deliver improved outcomes to their clients.Our product is a B2B enterprise SaaS offering that analyzes millions of real portfolios globally every day, generating direct revenues for the firm. We operate as one cohesive unit spanning client, product, and engineering, and pride ourselves on delivering new business value quickly and frequently.About This RoleWe are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join the Portfolio Optimization Engineering team within Aladdin Wealth Tech. You will be part of a product engineering team with a start-up feel and a global impact, collaborating with client-facing teams supporting live clients in over 15 countries. Our optimization capabilities are utilized by clients worldwide to manage their portfolios at scale through our end-to-end system, contributing to the broader Aladdin Wealth platform.As part of your role, you will develop, deploy, and support portfolio optimization capabilities as APIs and software libraries for wealth management use cases, while also enhancing and supporting the broader set of Aladdin Wealth platform, including our high-scale distributed computing platform.Key ResponsibilitiesDeliver high-scale tax-aware portfolio optimization capabilities as interactive APIs and software libraries in Java and Kotlin.Partner with Product Management, Research, and Client teams to enhance the optimization offering.Review code from peers and provide feedback to ensure code quality and best practices.Participate in technical design reviews for API and services architecture.Learn from the latest market practices and translate them into algorithms to scale our optimization offering.Continually improve the scalability, reliability, and performance of portfolio optimization capabilities.Basic Qualifications3+ years of professional experience in a software engineering role.Experience with Java, Kotlin, or other JVM-based programming languages.Experience developing high-quality software and code analysis tools.Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, Scrum workflow, and SDLC process.Experience in a Linux/Unix environment.BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.Preferred QualificationsExperience with complex data models and applied mathematics.Experience in JVM performance benchmarking and analysis.Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases.Knowledge of portfolio analysis and financial risk management.Familiarity with optimization concepts and software libraries.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.For New York City only:

The salary range for this position is $132,500 - $157,500, with eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits.Our benefitsWe offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents, and Flexible Time Off (FTO).Our hybrid work modelBlackRock's hybrid work model is designed to foster collaboration and support flexibility. Employees are required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the option to work from home 1 day a week.About BlackRockAt BlackRock, we are dedicated to helping people experience financial well-being. We invest in our employees and create an environment where they feel welcomed, valued, and supported.BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

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