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DescriptionAbout this roleAladdin Wealth Enterprise - Data Engineering Lead - Vice PresidentWe are a fast-growing FinTech business operating within BlackRock Solutions, and our mission is to leverage the power of BlackRock's data, scale, and financial models to give financial advisors the edge they need to build better portfolios and deliver better outcomes to their end customers. Our product is a B2B enterprise SaaS offering that analyzes millions of real portfolios around the world every day and we generate direct revenues for the firm. We operate as one cohesive unit spanning client, product, and engineering, and we pride ourselves on getting things done and delivering new business value quickly and frequently. We are passionate about finding new ways to deliver better portfolios and outcomes to millions of people around the world using technology and data.We are growing our Product Engineering team and are looking for a dedicated, ambitious individual who can independently architect, develop, and deploy data engineering and automation solutions for a wide variety of business use cases. You will report directly to the Global Head of Enterprise Engineering for Aladdin Wealth Tech. Our engineering team spans the US, London, Singapore, and India, and we work directly with client-facing teams supporting live clients in over 15 countries.Roles/responsibilities:- Manage and lead a small team of Data Engineers working primarily in Python, but with some R and Perl, as well
- Be a hands-on engineer, developing and releasing code, yourself, and reviewing PRs from your team
- Share knowledge and promote the professional growth of team members through teamwork and mentorship
- Design and develop data engineering solutions using Python to solve business problems
- Work closely with Product Managers and Implementation team to build robust and efficient data pipelines through automation
- Work with other engineering team leads and partners to continuously improve operational processes and procedures
- Design and develop data analysis tools to generate actionable insights based on customer and team generated requirements
- Liaise with external parties and clients to determine appropriate data pipelines and deploy high quality code in mission-critical production environments
- Continually improve the reliability, stability, and performance of production data engineering processes that power the product offering
- Stay up-to-date with latest technologies to optimize the performance of the extract, transform and load process.
- Beyond engineering, a successful candidate will always strive to learn the business context of their projects to quickly play a leading role in solving problems and driving decisions
Basic qualifications:- BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- At least 4 years of professional experience including 2+ years managing, mentoring, and developing engineers
- Strong Python, Unix, SQL skills
- Experience architecting and deploying Python data processes in a production capacity
- Excellent communicator, both written and verbal
- Able to work independently with minimal direction to complete tactical and strategic projects
Preferred qualifications:- Practical Data Science experience using Python or R
- Experience with cloud platforms and deployments
- Experience in the finance industry or knowledge of financial products/markets is a plus
Our benefitsTo 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.About BlackRockAt 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 careers.blackrock.com | www.blackrock.com/corporate | Instagram: @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrockBlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.