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Business Overview:

Blackstone Technology and Innovations (BXTI) is the technology team at the core of each of Blackstone’s businesses and new growth initiatives. Serving both internal and external clients, we work to build the next generation of systems that manage risk, create efficiency, and improve transparency within the firm and across our broad community of investors and portfolio companies.

BXTI is nimble and entrepreneurial – our open, iterative design processes and rapid pace of development mean that everyone on the team has the opportunity to make an impact from day one. We are problem solvers who can take projects from idea to implementation. We believe in active mentoring and developing excellence. We collaborate to find the best answers for our customers and for Blackstone. We are critical to the firm maintaining its competitive edge.

The Role:

BXTI is hiring a Software Engineer for our Corporate & Finance Platforms group which transforms businesses through new technology platforms, and optimal use of data solutions for corporate and finance groups. In this role you will work with a cross functional team of technologists that design, build, test, deploy, and support various applications and systems hosted on AWS. This work is instrumental for Blackstone in transforming the Alternative Asset Management industry through innovative technology solutions. Collaborating with product managers, you will drive business value while ensuring the delivery of high-quality code. You’ll tackle a variety of problems from scaling our finance platforms to promoting business efficiency through automating business processes. This role is focused on delivering solutions related to our portfolio accounting data warehouse for our Liquids businesses (Credit & Insurance, Real Estate, BXMA).

Our internal applications leverage a highly scalable microservices architecture deployed on cloud-hosted containerized environment. Key technologies in our stack include Python, FastAPI, Terraform, SQL, AWS ECS, AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, AWS DynamoDB, AWS S3, CI/CD tooling (e.g., Jenkins), and data warehouse solutions like Snowflake.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain our portfolio accounting data warehouse solutions using Python and SQL, ensuring code quality, scalability, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with teams to design and implement new features and applications, using Agile methodologies and JIRA.
• Develop cloud-native solutions using AWS, Terraform, and Docker, ensuring scalability and robustness.
• Use of standard CI/CD tooling (Jenkins) to build and deploy application code in various environments.
• Create, deploy, and maintain APIs and supporting microservices for integrations with our data warehouse.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, technical design, code reviews, and troubleshoot software defects.
• Provide technical support, automate repetitive tasks, and stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with product managers to define project scope and provide business support.

Qualifications:

• 2 years of backend development experience, proficient in C# and/or Python, relational databases, and cloud technologies (preferably AWS).
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools like Terraform and containerization technologies like Docker.
• Understanding of RESTful API design, development, and scalable microservice architectures.
• Ability to develop scalable, secure, and maintainable code with strong programming experience.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and strong communication skills.
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial attitude, willing to learn new technologies and financial domains.
• Experience/knowledge of data warehousing and related concepts is a plus.
• Experience/knowledge of portfolio accounting, Credit markets (especially bank debt), Geneva/VPM/Wall Street Office is a very strong plus.
• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.

Expected annual base salary range:

Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables.Additional compensation: Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with the advertised role.

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If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please email Human Resources at HR-Recruiting-Americas@Blackstone.com.

Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:

• Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;

• Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;

• Supervising or training securities licensed employees;

• Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and

• Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.

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