Lead Platform Engineer, Vice President

Blackrock

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$162,000–$215,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
19 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Nov 30, 2026
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays more than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $151,500–$211,525 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $188k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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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 21 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,000–$200,000 across 19 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Platform Engineer, Vice President

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The Vice President – Lead Platform Engineer will drive the strategy, architecture, and delivery of next-generation engineering capabilities on Aladdin. This role involves building scalable, governed, and event-driven data ecosystems that power investment, analytics, and reporting platforms with high-quality, near real-time data. You will lead the design of enterprise-grade platforms, championing modern architecture patterns and platform-as-a-product principles. Key responsibilities include developing event-driven architectures using streaming platforms like Kafka, establishing data governance, lineage, and observability practices, and promoting engineering excellence through CI/CD and automation. The role requires expertise in Python, Java, or Scala to solve complex technical problems within the financial services and asset management domains. You will provide technical leadership and mentorship to high-performing engineering teams to ensure alignment with business outcomes.

Skills

Kafka Python Java Scala Event-Driven Architecture Streaming Platforms CI/CD Distributed Systems Data Governance Observability Platform Engineering Automation

What you'll do

  • Define and execute the data platform engineering strategy for event-driven systems.
  • Lead the development of architectures leveraging streaming platforms like Kafka.
  • Establish robust data governance, quality, lineage, and observability practices.
  • Design and deliver enterprise-grade platforms that serve as business building blocks.
  • Promote engineering excellence through CI/CD, automation, and standardized development practices.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to high-performing engineering teams.
  • Drive the adoption of scalable, reusable, and standardized solutions across the organization.
  • Align platform engineering initiatives with business outcomes in financial services and investment domains.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience in platform engineering, distributed systems, and modern event-driven solutions like Kafka.
  • Strong expertise in programming using 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).

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