About this role
Joining BlackRock means becoming part of a firm that oversees more tha n $14 trillion in assets and operates at the intersection of finance and technology. As part of the Aladdin AI Engineering team, you will work with advanced technologies, collaborate with exceptional engineers, and help shape the future of AI‑driven investment management.
At BlackRock, technology has always been core to our mission. Aladdin—our industry‑leading, end‑to‑end investment management platform—embodies this vision by combining deep financial expertise with cutting‑edge data and AI capabilities.
We are seeking a highly motivated AI Platform / AI Product Engineer to join the Aladdin AI Engineering team. In this role, you will help build and evolve the AI ecosystem that powers Aladdin, enabling intelligent, scalable, and responsible AI solutions across investment, operations, and data science workflows. You will work closely with distributed engineering and product teams to transform advanced research and AI capabilities into production‑grade platform services.
Apply strong software engineering practices across the SDLC, including design reviews, code reviews, testing, documentation, and production support.
AI / ML‑Specific Qualifications
Experience building AI‑driven applications, including solutions that leveragelarge language models (LLMs), AI Agents, agent tools and agent skills.
Experience with Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) or comparable agent frameworks, including designing, orchestrating, and operating agentbased systems in production.
Experience leveraging AInative code editors and IDEs (e.g., Copilotenabled IDEs, agentassisted development environments, or similar AIaugmented tooling) to improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity.
Understanding ofagentic AI architectures, including multi‑step reasoning, orchestration, and tool‑based execution.
Familiarity with ML model evaluation, including monitoring accuracy, reliability, and behavioral drift over time.
Understanding of MLOps concepts, including ML lifecycle pipelines, deployment, observability, and operationalization.
Awareness of responsible AI considerations, including governance, safety, and reliability when deploying AI systems at scale.
Core Engineering Qualifications
Strong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals, including service boundaries, reliability, and scalability.
Strong understanding of Agile development practices, including collaboration, code reviews, testing, and documentation.
For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$145,000.00 - USD$190,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
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