Vice President Lead Platform Engineer

Blackrock

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$162,000–$215,000 / yr
Posted
21 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Sep 30, 2026
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k
This role $188k
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This role pays more than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$209,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $188k versus about $180k 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 33 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $162,000–$215,000 across 31 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Vice President Lead Platform Engineer

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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 is responsible for building scalable, governed, and event-driven data ecosystems to power investment, analytics, and reporting platforms with high-quality, near real-time data. The individual will lead the design of enterprise-grade platforms as building blocks for the business while championing modern architecture patterns like streaming frameworks. Key responsibilities include defining data platform engineering strategies, establishing robust governance, quality, lineage, and observability practices, and promoting excellence through CI/CD and automation. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, Kafka, and programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala. This position addresses critical technical challenges within the financial services and asset management domains to ensure reliable data flow for investment use cases.

Skills

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

What you'll do

  • Define and execute the data platform engineering strategy for event-driven systems.
  • Lead the development of architectures using streaming platforms like Kafka and modern processing frameworks.
  • Establish robust data governance, quality, lineage, and observability practices across the platform.
  • Design and deliver enterprise-grade building blocks for investment, analytics, and reporting platforms.
  • Promote engineering excellence through CI/CD, automation, and standardized development practices.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and direction to high-performing engineering teams.
  • Influence enterprise architecture decisions and drive the adoption of scalable, reusable solutions.
  • Align platform engineering initiatives with specific 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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