Rust, AI Engineer, Director

Blackrock

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$220,000–$275,000 / yr
Posted
5 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $204k
This role $248k
$149k most similar roles pay here $289k

This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $162,375–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $248k versus about $204k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 101 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $147,500–$195,000 across 101 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Rust, AI Engineer, Director

As a Senior Software Engineer on the AI Platform Engineering team at BlackRock, you will be instrumental in designing and building the next generation of scalable AI platforms for Aladdin, one of the world’s leading investment management technology solutions. Your responsibilities include implementing Kubernetes clusters, creating cloud-native infrastructure abstractions across AWS, GCP, or Azure, and developing automated pipelines for continuous training and deployment of machine learning models while ensuring security and compliance. You will work closely with team members in a multi-office environment to refine requirements into technical designs and apply quality software engineering practices throughout the development lifecycle. The role requires expertise in Kubernetes, containerization technologies like Docker and containerd, CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions, and proficiency in Rust or C++ along with Python for data science tasks. Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus and familiarity with distributed systems are also essential.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and maintain a scalable AI platform for investment management.
  • Implement Kubernetes clusters for deploying AI models across cloud environments.
  • Build automated pipelines for continuous training and deployment of machine learning models.
  • Ensure security and compliance of the AI platform in enterprise settings.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to platform performance and reliability.
  • Refine business requirements into scalable technical designs for AI solutions.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in software and platform engineering.
  • 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 like Docker and containerd.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD.
  • Solid understanding of networking concepts, security policies, and API gateways in cloud environments.

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