Director, Quantitative Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Design and build the next generation of the single-security analytical modeling platform using C++23 and Python 3
• ▹Influence the strategic development of analytical services in Aladdin by understanding business processes, identifying bottlenecks and improving cloud-compute performance
• ▹Develop modules, applications, APIs and observability pipelines that give clients new ways to access and use analytics
• ▹Lead complex implementations and translate technical and business requirements into maintainable solutions using scalable, modular and distributed architectures
• ▹Engage with users, stakeholders and teams responsible for external client requirements
• ▹Partner with teams across BlackRock to determine how supported business use cases can be delivered more efficiently on a modern platform
• ▹Promote quality through agile delivery, automated testing, effective engineering practices and clean code

Requirements

• ▹10+ years of experience in enterprise software development, including ownership of production services, platforms or distributed systems
• ▹Deep knowledge of software architecture, service design, APIs, data modeling, concurrency and distributed systems
• ▹Ability to mentor other engineers, lead ambiguous cross-functional initiatives and deliver maintainable production systems with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach
• ▹Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• ▹Proficiency in C++17 or later and Python 3, with knowledge of design patterns, object-oriented design principles, algorithms and data structures
• ▹Familiarity with software testing, version control, continuous integration, C++ development tools such as CMake, Ninja, ccache and distcc, Google Protocol Buffers, Unix systems, profiling tools, Azure DevOps, scripting with bash or PowerShell, Microsoft SQL, and enterprise-grade container orchestration platforms supporting declarative infrastructure and horizontal scaling

Nice to have

• ▹Familiarity with agentic development principles
• ▹Knowledge of finance or fixed-income asset types (the company supports developing the financial knowledge)

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Annual discretionary bonus
• ▹Healthcare, leave and retirement benefits
• ▹Retirement investment tools
• ▹Education reimbursement
• ▹Resources supporting physical health and emotional well-being
• ▹Family support programs
• ▹Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• ▹Hybrid work model: at least 4 days in the office per week, 1 day from home
• ▹Salary range for Hungary: 32,400,000 - 46,700,000 HUF

About the company

BlackRock's mission is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. The Investments and Trading Engineering team builds Aladdin's risk management, portfolio management, compliance and trading capabilities; the Security Analytics Infrastructure team has colleagues in Hungary, New York, India and Switzerland.