Index Equity Technologist (Python), BlackRock Global Markets, Associate
BlackRock · Posted Oct 5
Investment management, asset management, risk analytics, and wealth services
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About the role
BlackRock Global Markets and Index Investments brings together BlackRock’s Index Investments, Cash Management, Global Trading, ETF Markets, Securities Lending, and Financing & Financial Resource Management businesses. The Index Equity team handles more than $7.5 trillion in global index equity assets across developed markets, emerging markets, commodities and REITs. This business-side role is a quantitative developer position partnering with Portfolio Managers and technology teams to design, develop and enhance Python-based portfolio engineering algorithms for index portfolio construction, optimisation, trading and risk management.
What you will do
- Implement an innovative platform, primarily in Python, for the development, deployment, maintenance and monitoring of portfolio engineering algorithms
- Maintain the Algo ecosystem with Python engineering principles to keep it aligned with changes.
- Enthusiastic and ready to learn and use cutting end tech like AI
- Apply quantitative analysis, statistical techniques and large-scale data processing to improve portfolio management workflows, investment outcomes and operational efficiency.
- Identify, and implement, opportunities for improvement of operational processes using data analytics
- Understand the BlackRock technology platform and integrate portfolio engineering algorithms into it
- Work with BlackRock technology teams that support IE, to ensure that they understand our requirements and build well-suited tools
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 3+ years of relevant experience in Python programming/Algo engineering/Quantitative Development
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree or equivalent experience in computer science/engineering/quantitative field with strong computing skills
- Programming skills in Python (preferred) /Java with strong object-oriented skills
- Experience with SDLC including agile development methodologies, writing tests before code, version control and CI/CD tools
- Knowledge of Scientific Python stack, experience in dealing with large data sets and statistical processing
- Experience in applying mathematics and statistical techniques to tackle complex problems
- Experience working in investment management, trading or finance related fields is a plus
- Knowledge of equity risk models is a plus
- Excellent analytical, problem solving skills, attention to detail and an emphasis on precision
- Great teammate with high level of self-motivation and inquisitiveness
- Effective communication skills
- High degree of professional integrity, discretion and judgement
Benefits and support
- strong retirement plan
- tuition reimbursement
- comprehensive healthcare
- support for working parents
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
About BlackRock
BlackRock, Inc. is an American multinational investment management corporation and the world's largest asset manager. The firm provides institutional and individual clients with a broad range of investment, advisory, and risk management products, including its proprietary Aladdin financial technology platform. Headquartered in New York City, BlackRock manages trillions in assets across global equity, fixed income, alternative investments, and iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
- Industry
- Investment Management
- Company size
- 24900 employees
- Founded
- 1988-03-09
- Location
- New York, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
President and Director
Chief Financial Officer and Global Head of Corporate Strategy
Chief Operating Officer
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