Quantitative Research, Associate

BlackRock • San Francisco, CA

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors around the world. BlackRock’s mission is to create a better financial future for our clients. We have a responsibility to be the voice of the investor, and we represent each client fairly and equally. Constant communication with a diverse team of partners strengthens us and delivers better results for our clients. Continuous innovation helps us bring the best of BlackRock to our clients. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs. Systematic Active Equity (SAE) is the quantitative equity group within BlackRock’s Systematic investment group. We invest our client assets using a systematic investment approach. SAE is a pioneer and thought leader in the industry and has consistently achieved client investment goals across global equity markets for over 30 years. We believe research and innovation are critical to continuing our success and believe in a multi-disciplinary approach that intersects traditional finance and economics with data and computer science. We are seeking a Systems Researcher who will primarily focus on computer science, data management, mathematical models, and computer simulations. The main skills for this role are outstanding execution of algorithmic development and software engineering. The Systems Researcher will be part of our investment and quantitative research teams. We have: $200bn + billion USD under management. A team of world-class quantitative finance researchers and portfolio managers. Through BlackRock, access to some of the best investors and thought leaders, as well as to leading experts in statistics, machine learning, and optimization. A 40-year plus track record of performance and innovation. You have: The desire to work in a team environment with computer scientists, data scientists, and quantitative investors of many different backgrounds. A passion for algorithmic development and implementation, and a keen attention to detail. A fascination for some aspects of computer science: distributed computing, cryptography, and machine learning . Working knowledge of serverless architecture, ideally having developed or contributed to projects in that space. A Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D. in computer science with 2+ years of applied experience. A proven track record of delivering awesome software. Excellent knowledge of Python / Pandas, as well as Java or C/C++. Well-rounded proficiency with Linux and UNIX systems. Experience in distributed computing and the use of GPUs

Requirements

• The desire to work in a team environment with computer scientists, data scientists, and quantitative investors of many different backgrounds.
• A passion for algorithmic development and implementation, and a keen attention to detail.
• A fascination for some aspects of computer science: distributed computing, cryptography, and machine learning .
• Working knowledge of serverless architecture, ideally having developed or contributed to projects in that space.
• A Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D. in computer science with 2+ years of applied experience.
• A proven track record of delivering awesome software.
• Excellent knowledge of Python / Pandas, as well as Java or C/C++.
• Well-rounded proficiency with Linux and UNIX systems.
• Experience in distributed computing and the use of GPUs

Benefits

• employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits
• strong retirement plan
• tuition reimbursement
• comprehensive healthcare
• support for working parents
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees