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# Python Engineer, Associate

- **Company:** Blackrock, Inc.
- **Location:** Wilmington, NC, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $115,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Computer-Aided Design, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Architectural Patterns, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Structures, High-Level Architecture, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Enterprise Messaging Systems, NumPy, Object-Relational Mapping, Object-Oriented Software Development, DataOps, SciPy, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Web Services, Multithreading, Enterprise Software Applications, Spring Cloud, Pandas, Kubernetes, Non-relational Database
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=3029833678-2

## About the Role

* Python development experience with numerical, statistical, or machine-learning libraries such as pandas, NumPy, SciPy, and CVXPY.
 * Experience with relational and non-relational databases, data integration and extract, transform, load (ETL) solutions, and object-relational mapping approaches.
 * Experience developing application programming interfaces (APIs) and distributed, cloud-native applications using web services, scalable computing, container orchestration, and event-streaming or messaging technologies.
 * Strong software-engineering foundations, including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design patterns, and Unix/Linux environments; modern JavaScript framework experience is desirable.
 * Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills, with experience working in agile software-development environments and modern development, testing, and deployment practices.
 * Knowledge of equity, fixed income, and real estate investment, trading, or index ecosystems is desirable; experience with the BlackRock Aladdin platform or integrations with financial-market data, index, trading, clearing, or messaging providers is a plus.
 * Bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent, in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discipline, with demonstrated enterprise software development experience and strong Python skills, including multithreading and networking frameworks.

## Description

BlackRock Index Services (BIS) is responsible for the design, development, and administration of fixed income, equity, and multi-asset class indices used by internal and external clients. The team is focused on delivering highly accurate, high-quality indices in a timely manner.

Your role and impact

As a Python Software Engineer within BIS, you will contribute to the development of the next-generation equity, fixed income, and multi-asset index calculation, simulation, and delivery platform. You will work across the software lifecycle, helping build scalable and resilient solutions while contributing ideas that shape the team's technology roadmap and architecture.

Your responsibilities

In every role at BlackRock, you'll be expected to apply sound judgement and critical thinking to solve complex problems, adapt as the business evolves, and combine the curiosity to explore new approaches and technologies with the rigor to challenge the results. The scope of this role also includes the following responsibilities:

 * Design, develop, test, and support enterprise software with a focus on performance, scalability, resilience, usability, and maintainability.
 * Contribute ideas to the technology roadmap and translate high-level architecture into component designs and high-quality software.
 * Collaborate across a globally distributed team and with Product Management, Equity and Fixed Income Research, Platform Engineering, Data Operations, Production, and Program Management to deliver innovative indices.
 * Apply strong attention to quality and problem solving when responding to technical client questions and performing supporting analyses.
 * Automate development, testing, deployment, and production operations while modernizing existing code and architectural patterns.