The Head of AI Developer Platform role at Aladdin, a leading technology and data platform for global asset managers, seeks a senior leader to drive the development and operationalization of an AI-first software development lifecycle (SDLC) within the Developer Platform. This includes defining agent-driven design, testing, release validation, and continuous learning loops while ensuring secure integration of AI tools and governance in alignment with engineering standards. The role involves leading adoption of PDLC agents across developer personas, enhancing continuous validation capabilities, and managing platform-level test data and environment management to ensure reliable end-to-end validation. Key responsibilities also encompass fostering an engineering culture that balances innovation with operational stability and risk discipline, while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to meet the growth demands of Aladdin’s clients and partners. The ideal candidate should possess expertise in AI technologies, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, chaos engineering, and have a strong background in software development and platform management.
Skills
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Docker
Python
Java
PostgreSQL
AWS
Azure
Grafana
Prometheus
GitLab
Jenkins
Terraform
Ansible
Chaos Engineering
Responsible AI
Context Graphs
Test Data Management
Pre-Prod Environment Management
What you'll do
Define and operationalize an AI-first SDLC embedded into the Developer Platform.
Drive evaluation, selection, and governance of AI developer tools and vendors.
Ensure continuous learning loops improve software and delivery workflows over time.
Lead adoption of PDLC agents aligned with core engineering personas and principles.
Own platform-level capabilities for test data and environment management in preproduction.
Champion governance for context ownership, freshness, versioning, and reuse prevention.
Evangelize AI native, agent-driven delivery practices while balancing risk discipline.
What we're looking for
Define and operationalize an AI-first SDLC embedded into the Developer Platform.
Drive evaluation, selection, and governance of AI developer tools and vendors.
Ensure continuous learning loops improve software and delivery workflows over time.
Lead adoption of PDLC agents aligned with core engineering personas and principles.
Own platform capabilities for test data management and preproduction environment stability.
Champion governance for context ownership, freshness, versioning, and reuse in the Developer Platform.
Market check
Salary context
This
$275,000–$350,000
range sits above
96%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$170,000–$247,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$166,800–$246,150
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 239 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Blackrock
BlackRock is the world''s largest asset management firm, providing investment management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional and retail clients through its Aladdin technology platform. Industry: Asset Management & Financial Services
Blackrock currently has
104 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$140,000–$195,000
across 101 roles with salary data.