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Associate Database Platform Developer
Wilmington, DE
Live, first seen by us 86 days ago- Pay
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Interest in platform engineering, automation, and reducing operational toil through code. 
For Wilmington, DE Only the salary range for this position is USD$0.00 - USD$0.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance. Our benefits
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What you’ll work on
Full postingAssociate, Database Platform Development
We are seeking an Associate Database Platform Developer to help design, build, and maintain databasecentric tooling and services that improve scalability, reliability, and developer productivity across the database estate.
Develop and maintain internal database tooling, services and automation
Write scripts and utilities in Python, Perl, Java or similar languages
Contribute code fixes and tooling enhancements after incident analysis
From the employer’s posting
Associate, Database Platform Development
We are seeking an Associate Database Platform Developer to help design, build, and maintain databasecentric tooling and services that improve scalability, reliability, and developer productivity across the database estate. This role sits within the Database Platform Development function and focuses on software development, automation, and platform enablement rather than traditional daytoday database administration.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of internal database tooling, services, and automation
Develop and enhance scripts, services, and utilities using Python, Perl, Java, or similar languages
Participate in incident analysis and contribute code fixes or tooling enhancements that prevent recurrence
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python, Perl, or Java.
- Familiarity with software development fundamentals including version control, code reviews, and testing.
- Ability to work effectively in a teambased, largescale technology environment.
Preferred experience
- Experience supporting or maintaining internal tools, scripts, or shared libraries.
- Familiarity with APIs, automation frameworks, or CI/CD pipelines.
Qualification wording
Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python, Perl, or Java.
Familiarity with software development fundamentals including version control, code reviews, and testing.
Ability to work effectively in a teambased, largescale technology environment.
Experience supporting or maintaining internal tools, scripts, or shared libraries.
Familiarity with APIs, automation frameworks, or CI/CD pipelines.
Benefits in the posting
Full benefits wording- To 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.
- Our hybrid work model
- BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
- Guidance on AI use for candidates
From the employer’s posting.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.
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Posting record
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- Live
- First seen by us
- Aug 14, 202686 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 415
- Last seen by us
- Nov 8, 2026
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How this job compares
Time since we first saw it
Day 86
Up longer than most. Similar jobs usually come down between day 6 and day 54.
Well past BlackRock’s usual: its jobs come down by about day 34.
From 11,581 similar postings that came down, and 179 of BlackRock’s. Coming down is not always a hire.
BlackRock is hiring
51 open jobs
Open jobs by the week we first saw them, last 12 weeks.
- Hiring has slowed
- Takes jobs down at a usual pace
See how this role fits your experience
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- Java
- Python
- SQL
- Snowflake
- SQL Server
Where the posting names them
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of internal database tooling, services, and automation used for provisioning, access management, schema changes, and operational validation. - Develop and enhance scripts, services, and utilities using Python, Perl, Java, or similar languages under the guidance of senior engineers. - Support ongoing modernization efforts by assisting with migration of legacy scripts and workflows into more scalable, servicebased or APIdriven solutions.
Required Qualifications - Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python, Perl, or Java. - Basic understanding of relational database concepts including tables, indexes, transactions, and SQL.
Database Engineering Support - Assist application teams with databaserelated development needs, including schema design support, SQL review, and adherence to database development standards. - Help implement and maintain guardrails, validations, and checks that promote performance, reliability, and security across database platforms.
- Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python, Perl, or Java. - Basic understanding of relational database concepts including tables, indexes, transactions, and SQL. - Familiarity with software development fundamentals including version control, code reviews, and testing.
Preferred Qualifications - Exposure to database platforms such as SQL Server, Snowflake, or similar enterprise databases. - Experience supporting or maintaining internal tools, scripts, or shared libraries.
Your next step
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Has BlackRock posted this job before?
Yes. We’ve followed one other Associate Database Platform Developer job there since August 2026. It is still up.
About BlackRock
- People
- About 24,900 in 2025.Annual report (SEC Form 10-K)
- Company
- Listed as BLK.
Demand for Data Engineer roles
New Data Engineer postings at the employers we follow are up 8% over the last 5 weeks compared with the 5 before.
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About the role
We file this job under Data Engineer, by the work the posting describes.
Data engineers build and run the pipelines that copy data out of apps and outside services into a warehouse or lake, and fix them when a source changes or a load fails.
Expect SQL, Python, a cloud platform, a scheduler such as Airflow, and often tools for large data such as Spark or Kafka.
An analytics engineer works one step later, turning the raw data a data engineer lands into clean tables people can query.
US government figures for database architects
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $139,500
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 9.4% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for data engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, database architects, which includes data integration and data warehousing specialists.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1243.
Job description
About this role
Associate, Database Platform Development
Role Summary
We are seeking an Associate Database Platform Developer to help design, build, and maintain databasecentric tooling and services that improve scalability, reliability, and developer productivity across the database estate. This role sits within the Database Platform Development function and focuses on software development, automation, and platform enablement rather than traditional daytoday database administration.
The role works closely with senior engineers, application teams, and infrastructure partners to modernize legacy tooling, automate operational workflows, and support database platform initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Platform and Tooling Development
Contribute to the development and maintenance of internal database tooling, services, and automation used for provisioning, access management, schema changes, and operational validation.
Develop and enhance scripts, services, and utilities using Python, Perl, Java, or similar languages under the guidance of senior engineers.
Support ongoing modernization efforts by assisting with migration of legacy scripts and workflows into more scalable, servicebased or APIdriven solutions.
Database Engineering Support
Assist application teams with databaserelated development needs, including schema design support, SQL review, and adherence to database development standards.
Help implement and maintain guardrails, validations, and checks that promote performance, reliability, and security across database platforms.
Learn and apply best practices across relational and cloud database technologies.
Automation and Reliability
Support automation efforts focused on reducing manual operational work and improving consistency across environments.
Participate in incident analysis and contribute code fixes or tooling enhancements that prevent recurrence.
Help improve observability and transparency of database platforms through logging, monitoring integration, and tooling enhancements.
Collaboration and Growth
Work collaboratively with global DBA, platform, and application engineering teams across time zones.
Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and team knowledgesharing forums.
Build technical depth across database platforms, development practices, and enterprise tooling.
Required Qualifications
Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python, Perl, or Java.
Basic understanding of relational database concepts including tables, indexes, transactions, and SQL.
Familiarity with software development fundamentals including version control, code reviews, and testing.
Strong problemsolving skills and willingness to learn enterprise database platforms and tooling.
Ability to work effectively in a teambased, largescale technology environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Exposure to database platforms such as SQL Server, Snowflake, or similar enterprise databases.
Experience supporting or maintaining internal tools, scripts, or shared libraries.
Familiarity with APIs, automation frameworks, or CI/CD pipelines.
Interest in platform engineering, automation, and reducing operational toil through code.
Our benefits
To 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.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
Guidance on AI use for candidates
At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.
About BlackRock
At 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.
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.
BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.
BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.
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.Source details
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- Pay
Interest in platform engineering, automation, and reducing operational toil through code. 
For Wilmington, DE Only the salary range for this position is USD$0.00 - USD$0.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance. Our benefits
- Location & working pattern
Wilmington, DE
To 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. Our hybrid work model BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock. Guidance on AI use for candidates
- Work authorization
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok. BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement. BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.