Associate, Application Engineer

About this role

We are looking for anAssociate Applied AI Engineerto contribute to the development ofmulti-agent AI applicationswithin Hyperion our unified data and analytics platform for Private Markets at BlackRock.

This role is ideal for an engineer with4 years of experiencewho is eager to work at the intersection ofsoftware engineering and applied AI and who has hands-on exposure toagentic workflows and LLM-powered systems. You will work closely with senior engineers and product partners to take AI solutions fromproof-of-concept to production.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implementation ofmulti-agent workflowsusing frameworks such asLangGraph
• Participate hands-on across the AI application lifecycle fromPOC to MVP to production including data pipelines and backend integration
• Implement and maintainevaluation and testing frameworksto assess agent behavior reliability and decision quality
• Support the integration ofLLMs into core business products with attention to performance availability and latency
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product platform data) to deliver scalable AI solutions aligned with business needs

Technical Requirements

• Strong proficiency inPythonand familiarity with production-grade software engineering practices (CI/CD unit testing prompt testing)
• Hands-on experience buildingstateful multi-step AI systemsusingagentic orchestration frameworkssuch as LangGraph
• Solid understanding ofNLP fundamentals(tokenization embeddings semantic search) and applied data science concepts (data preprocessing experimentation)
• Experience working withgraph data structures and libraries(e.g. NetworkX) to model complex relationships
• Working knowledge ofRAG architecturesand vector databases
• Basic understanding ofTransformer architecturesand exposure to fine-tuning or adapting language models
• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks such asPyTorch or TensorFlow and exposure toKubernetesor containerized deployments is a plus

Skills and Experience

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Data Science Mathematics or other quantitative fields
• 4 years of work experience building and deploying engineering or AI / ML systems end to end including 6-12 months of hands-on experience in deploying LLM-based workflows (development integration or experimentation
• Strong written and oral communications skills with ability to explain technical concepts clearly
• Ability to manage tasks across multiple priorities and deliver high-quality components within larger projects under guidance from senior engineers
• Curiosity and motivation to stay current with developments ingenerative AI and open-source language models
• Exposure toprivate markets or asset managementis a plus but not required

What This Role Offers

• Opportunity to work onproduction-grade agentic AI systemsin a real-world financial domain
• Strong mentorship from senior AI and platform engineers
• Exposure to end-to-end AI system design in ahigh-impact enterprise platform

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.