Research Engineer, Portfolio Management Group, Associate
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Job Summary
About this role
Business Overview
PMGTechis the horizontal technology platform within BlackRocks Portfolio Management Group (PMG) integrating investment research with advanced engineering AI and alternative data to make technology a direct driver of alpha. Itoperatesas one global team across three verticals Platform Strategy Research Solutions (DS&S) and Platform Change (IPT) partnering closely with the BlackRock Aladdin ecosystem and PMG investment leadership. This integrated model delivers a coherent tech strategy strengthens the research community and scales capabilities across regions asset classes (Equities Fixed Income Multi-asset) and investment styles (discretionary and systematic).
PMGTechleads PMGs AI strategy by building an AI-ready research environment unified data layer agentic orchestration networks and an investment-focused application layer to deploy AI-powered research solutions into production. As part ofPMGTech you will work directly with investment researchers and portfolio managers to build and scale capabilities in data engineering GenAI and platform tooling that streamlines research workflows and enables differentiated alpha-generative investment insights across PMGs investment pillars.
Job Purpose / Background
The Research Engineer supports investors and research teams by building data workflows research tools analytics pipelines and AI-assisted capabilities that help transform investor hypotheses into actionable insights.Embedded within DS&S research pods - asset-class focused sub-teams - this role requires collaboration withinvestors/researchersAI Leads andcore engineering teamto deliver high-quality data assets exploratoryanalysesand research-enabling components.
This role requires that the engineer understand the business context and hypothesis of investors and translate the requirement into functional data solutions.This requiresexpertisein building and operatingdata intensive research solutions usingPython and SQL workflow orchestration Cloud Big Data technologies such asBigQuery/Snowflake/GCS visualization tools such as Tableau/Power BI and experience in data quality CI/CD pipelines and data operations.
Key Responsibilities
Build andmaintainweb harvesting anddata pipelines transformations and workflows to support research hypotheses anddata analyses.
Develop new capabilities tosourcehigh-qualitydata and create scalable andmaintainable datasolutions.
Develop research utilities prototypes dashboards or exploratory tools as needed by the podfor insight generationor research workflows.
Engage withinvestors and researchersto understand research workflows andtranslate requirements intodata solutions.
Collaborate with core engineering teams toadopt data extraction and management tools and technologies to accelerate investor research.
Collaborate with AI leads to source data and build AI applications to supplement investor researchwith AI-assistedsolutions.
Skills & Experience
Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.
Strong problem-solvingandanalyticalskills
Knowledge/curiosity about investment research workflowsor similardomains.
Prior experience indata engineering or dataanalyticsor data intensive applications.
Proven ability to work collaboratively across engineering andbusinessteams.
Qualifications
3yearshands-onexperienceinData Engineering/Analytics
B.S. / M.S. college degree in Computer ScienceDataScience/Engineering or related subject area.
Nice to Have
Prior experience web harvesting tools and techniques (Scrapy)
Experience with cloud data tools (SnowflakeBigQueryGCP).
Exposure toAI/ML tooling LLM experimentation orAI applications such asRAG Summarization and Q&A (Open AI Vertex Anthropic).
Experience creating dashboards notebooks or lightweight research tools(Streamlit Flask Tableau Power BI).
Familiarity with workflow orchestration or automation tools (Kubernetes/Airflow).
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
BlackRocks 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 childrens 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. Its why were dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed valued and supported with networks benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
For additional information on BlackRock please visit @blackrock Twitter: @blackrock LinkedIn: is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age disability family status gender identity race religion sex sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Portfolio Management
- Wealth Management
- Financial Services
- Hybris
- Microsoft Word
- Banking
- Cash Management
- Data Management
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Securities Law
- Microsoft Excel
- Internet Of Things
About Company
BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of investment management. Find out more information here.
