Associate, Full-Stack Engineer; Python​/React - SMA Solutions

Position: Associate, Full-Stack Engineer (Python/React) - SMA Solutions
** About this role*
* ** About Black Rock SMA Solutions**  **:*
* At Black Rock SMA Solutions, our strategies are designed to put our clients' and their clients' interests at the center of our investment advice; to minimize costs and taxes; and to incorporate each client's unique values-aligned preferences into their investment portfolio. Offering a full suite of tools for our clients, from direct-indexing to active equity and fixed income strategies-with evolution a constant part of our game.

As a business, we are fast-growing and our systems need to grow along with it. We are looking for engineers who like to innovate and seek complex problems. We recognize that strength comes from teams with a variety of perspectives, and will embrace your unique skills, curiosity, drive, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual.

Engineers looking to work in the areas of orchestration, data modeling, data pipelines, APIs, storage, distribution, distributed computation, consumption and infrastructure are ideal candidates.  

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* About this Role:

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* We are expanding the team of engineers that owns and operates our extensive data platform underpinning the SMA business. In this role, you will contribute across the full technology stack, building user-facing applications, developing backend services, and evolving our data platform to support a wide range of business needs.

As a full-stack engineer on the team, you will design and deliver end-to-end solutions that enable users to generate, consume, and interact with data s includes developing intuitive front-end interfaces, building scalable backend services and APIs, and enhancing data pipelines and storage systems. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure data and applications are reliable, timely, and of high quality.

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* Key Responsibilities:

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* + Own feature development end-to-end, from front-end user interfaces to backend services and data layer enhancements

+ Design, build, andmaintainscalable applications and APIs that enable interaction with the firm's data platform

+ Develop and enhance data pipelines and services that generate and consume data from diverse systems

+ Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions and user-facing tools

+ Support deployment, monitoring, and reliability of applications and services in production environments

+ Troubleshoot issues in live systems and provide real-time support for critical problems

+ Continuouslyimproveplatform capabilities through modernization and adoption ofnew technologies

+ Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code that can be easily understood by other team members

+ Stay current with developments in technologies across front-end, backend, and data ecosystems

** Requirements:*
* + BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

+ At least 3+ years of post-university experience as a full-stack engineer

+ Strong understanding of programming fundamentals-algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and paradigms

+ Proficiency in Python and experience building backend services or APIs

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Experience with web development and front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, or similar)

+ Solid knowledge of SQL and relational databases

+ Experience designing and working with distributed systems or service-oriented architectures.

+ Ability to troubleshoot problems in live environments and provide real-time support

+ Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across business and technical teams

+ Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary environment

** Desirable

Additional Qualifications:

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* + Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

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Experience with data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake) and large-scale analytics environments

+ Familiarity with DAG-based job scheduling tools

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Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

+ Experience in the Financial Services industry

For San Francisco, CA Only the salary range for this position is USD$ - USD$ . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary…