AI Engineer, Aladdin Data, Associate

About this role

Company Overview:

BlackRock is a global leader in investment management, risk management, and advisory services for institutional and retail clients. We help clients achieve their goals and overcome challenges with a range of products, including separate accounts, mutual funds, iShares® (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled investment vehicles. We also offer risk management, advisory, and enterprise investment system services to a broad base of institutional investors through BlackRock Solutions®. Headquartered in New York City, as of February 5, 2025, we handle approximately $11.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM) and have around 19,000 employees in offices across 38 countries, with a significant presence in key global markets, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and Africa.

Aladdin Data:

When BlackRock was founded in 1988, the goal was to combine financial services with innovative technology. Today, BlackRock is a leading FinTech platform for investment management and technology services globally. Data is central to the Aladdin platform, differentiating us through our ability to consume, store, analyze, and gain insights from it.

The Aladdin Data team maintains a pioneering data platform that delivers high-quality data to users, including investors, operations staff, data scientists, and engineers. Our aim is to provide consistent, high-quality data while evolving our platform to support the firm's growth. We build high-performance data pipelines, enable data discovery and consumption, and continually enhance our data storage capabilities.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our team and play a critical role in building our next-generation Data & AI platform. In this role, you will work on building AI-driven platform designed for large scale document extraction. Additionally, you will transform existing workflows by integrating cutting-edge large language models, enabling scalable and intelligent automation.

Responsibilities

• Architect and Develop Cutting-Edge Solutions: Design and implement comprehensive, end-to-end solutions for the Data & AI platform, delivering seamless product experiences.
• Integrate Generative AI into Workflows: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed generative AI capabilities into existing workflows.
• Develop High-Performance APIs: Build and maintain scalable, reliable, and efficient API components that power document extraction systems.
• Write Clear, Comprehensive Technical Documentation: Produce detailed, easy-to-understand technical documentation to support developers, stakeholders, and end-users.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field. A strong academic background with coursework in data structures, algorithms, and software development is preferred.
• Have 3+ years of software engineering industry experience
• Proficiency in building backend using technologies such as Python, Java, or Go.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure)
• Experience with AI/ML systems or large language models
• Have hands-on experience working with large language models and prompt engineering

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

BlackRock’s 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 children’s 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. It’s why we’re 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: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock 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.