BlackRock · 2 days ago
Rust, AI Platform Engineer, Director
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$215K/yr - $275K/yr
10+ years expBlackRock is one of the world’s leading providers of investment, advisory, and risk management solutions. The AI Platform Engineering team is seeking a highly motivated engineer to design, develop, and maintain a scalable AI platform, significantly influencing the Aladdin application ecosystem.
Asset ManagementCrowdfundingFinancial ServicesFinTechReal Estate Investment
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain the next generation of scalable AI platform for the world's best investment management technology platform
Implement and manage Kubernetes clusters for deploying AI models
Build platform abstractions to manage cloud-native infrastructure across AWS, GCP, or Azure environments
Build and maintain automated pipelines for continuous training, testing, and deployment of machine learning models, with integrated enterprise concerns
Ensure the security and compliance of the platform
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to platform performance and reliability
Refine business and functional requirements and translate them into scalable technical designs
Apply quality software engineering practices throughout the software development lifecycle
Work with team members in a multi-office, multi-country environment
Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in AI and cloud engineering
Qualification
Required
B.S./M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject area
10+ years of experience in software and platform engineering
Proficiency in designing and building scalable APIs and microservices
Strong proficiency in Kubernetes, including Helm charts, Kustomize, and custom resource definitions (CRDs)
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
Expertise in containerization technologies (Docker, containerd)
Experience in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)
Knowledge of infrastructure such as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
Solid understanding of networking concepts, security policies, and API gateways in cloud environments
Proficiency in production-grade programming languages such as Rust and C++
Decent understanding of distributed systems, cluster orchestration and management
Good knowledge of data science tools (e.g PyTorch, Jax, Numpy) and programming languages such as Python
Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
Experience working in Agile development teams with excellent collaboration skills
Grit in the face of technical obstacles
Preferred
Building SDKs or client libraries to support API consumption
Knowledge of distributed data processing frameworks (Spark, Dask)
Understanding of GPU orchestration and optimization in Kubernetes
Familiarity with MLOps and ML model lifecycle pipelines
Experience with AI model training and fine-tuning
Familiarity with event-driven architecture and messaging frameworks like Kafka
Experience with NoSQL datastores like Cassandra
Benefits
Annual discretionary bonus
Healthcare
Leave benefits
Retirement benefits
Strong retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Comprehensive healthcare
Support for working parents
Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Company
BlackRock
BlackRock is an investment company that offers its services to institutions, intermediaries, foundations, and individual investors.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.59BKey Investors
Ariel Yehezkel
2025-06-20Post Ipo Equity· $0.02M
2025-03-27Post Ipo Debt· $1.08B
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