Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Engineer, Director
Core
Director of AI Platform/Engineering leading the design, architecture, and delivery of scalable AI/ML platforms and agentic AI systems for BlackRock's Aladdin investment management platform.
Role type
Director, AI Platform Engineering (Strategy & Hands-on IC)
Builds
Scalable AI/ML platform services, APIs, microservices, and agentic AI systems (LLMs, AI Agents) for global investment management workflows.
Domain
Financial Services / Investment Management / AI Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Technical leadership of large-scale distributed systems, AI platform architecture, LLM frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel), Google ADK, agentic AI design, MLOps, cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), event-driven architectures, Java/Python expertise.
Preferred skills
Experience with AI-native developer tools, responsible AI governance in regulated environments, mentoring senior engineers.
Technologies
LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, Google ADK, Faiss, Chroma, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Azure, AWS, GCP, Java, Python.
Responsibilities
Set technical vision and architecture for AI platform, lead design of scalable AI/ML services, drive engineering standards and best practices, oversee production readiness and release management, mentor and develop senior engineering teams, partner with product and data science leaders.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical depth