Vice President – Lead Platform Engineer

About this role

About this role

Vice President – Lead Platform Engineer

The Vice President – Lead Platform Engineer will drive the strategy, architecture, and delivery of next-generation engineering capabilities on Aladdin. This role is responsible for building scalable, governed, and event-driven data ecosystems that power investment, analytics, and reporting platforms with high-quality, near real-time data.

Role Overview

• Lead the design and delivery of enterprise-grade platforms that will act as building blocks for the rest of the business.

• Champion modern architecture patterns, including event-driven and streaming frameworks.

• Establish and enforce platform-as-a-product principles, and governance frameworks.

• Serve as a senior technical leader partnering across engineering, product, and platform organizations.

• Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the data platform engineering strategy around event-driven systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.

• Lead development of event-driven architectures leveraging streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka) and modern processing frameworks.

• Establish robust data governance, quality, lineage, and observability practices across the platform.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with business and investment use cases.

• Promote engineering excellence through CI/CD, automation, and standardized development practices.

• Leadership & Impact

• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and direction to high-performing engineering teams.

• Influence enterprise architecture and platform strategy decisions.

• Drive adoption of scalable, reusable, and standardized solutions across the organization.

• Ensure alignment between platform engineering initiatives and business outcomes, particularly in financial services and investment domains.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in platform engineering, distributed systems, and modern event-driven solutions (e.g., Kafka).

• Strong expertise in programming (Python, Java, or Scala).

• Proven track record of building and scaling production-grade platforms.

• Experience with streaming and event-driven architecture.

• Prior experience in financial services or asset management preferred.

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$162,000.00 - USD$215,000.00 . 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

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.

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