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Company

BlackRock · 2 days ago

Associate, Quantitative Engineer

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Work with stakeholders to translate business needs into well-scoped technical projects.

Efficiently work well with large and sophisticated datasets to evaluate technical methodologies.

Rapidly prototype technical solutions implementing groundbreaking tools from optimization and machine learning.

Produce technical white papers and make clear technical presentations to senior management.

Work with engineers and stakeholders to build productionalized solutions that are reliable, scalable, and operate in compliance with firm-wide processes.

Qualification

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Quantitative fieldMS in quantitative fieldOptimizationMachine LearningStatisticsPythonJuliaRData AnalysisComputer Science KnowledgeMathematical ReasoningAcademic PublicationsOpen-source CodebasesExperience in FinanceExperience in EconomicsExperience in Sociology

Required

Either a PhD in a quantitative subject area (computer science, mathematics, statistics, economics, physics, engineering, or related field) with 3+ years of professional experiences or

An MS degree in a quantitative field plus 5+ years of professional experience in optimization, machine learning, statistics, exploratory data analysis, and other aspects of the data science process

Strong familiarity with programming languages such as Python, Julia, or R. Prefer Python as it is the language for most of the projects.

Strong theoretical background in and practical experience using optimization, statistical techniques, and machine learning, preferably shown through academic publications or open-source codebases.

Ability to work within a team environment, communication skills with external business and technology experts.

Preferred

Experience with the analysis or application of data in finance, economics, sociology, or related fields is a plus.

The candidates would expect to be teched in following skills: Programming with computer science knowledge, Math, logical reasonings, Ability to reason a solution given a business problem.

Benefits

Strong retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive healthcare

Support for working parents

Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Company

BlackRock

Glassdoor

3.9

BlackRock is an investment company that offers its services to institutions, intermediaries, foundations, and individual investors.

Founded in 1988

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.blackrock.com

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