Applied AI Engineer

At BlackRock, technology has always been at the core of what we do – and today, our technologists continue to shape the future of the industry with their innovative work. We are not only curious but also collaborative and eager to embrace experimentation as a means to solve complex challenges. Here you’ll find an environment that promotes working across teams, businesses, regions and specialties – and a firm committed to supporting your growth as a technologist through curated learning opportunities, tech-specific career paths, and access to experts and leaders around the world.

About this role

BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors around the world. Aladdin is a comprehensive technology platform used by BlackRock to unify the investment management process across public and private markets. It integrates risk, investment, and client management processes through a common data language, enabling scale, insights, and business transformation. Aladdin serves both BlackRock and its external clients, encompassing six teams focused on delivering the platform's capabilities. Join our Aladdin Engineering team at BlackRock and be at the forefront of financial technology innovation. Aladdin Engineering is the team that designs, builds and runs Aladdin.  As a part of AI Engineering team, you will play a crucial role in shaping the AI ecosystem across the entire firm. Our goal is to build and maintain a leading-edge AI platform for all users of the platform, notably investors, operations teams and data scientists. We focus on evolving our AI platform, we will build dynamic experiences that accelerate firm-wide productivity, client experience, and alpha generation.     ​

We are looking for highly motivated and determined engineers to set and drive a clear AI Software Strategy in collaboration with our BlackRock partners, delivering cohesive AI experiences across the firm.  At BlackRock, you will have the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry, leveraging your insights and expertise to advance AI Engineering. We value diversity and believe it is the key to our success, ensuring that your unique skills, curiosity, and passion are nurtured. Join us and grow both technically and personally, while working at one of the most recognized financial companies in the world while being part of an AI software development team. ​

Key Responsibilities: ​

• Design and build the next generation of the world's best investment management technology platform, focusing on managing various investment lifecycle processes and investment research

• Integrate new AI services across the platform and Aladdin application ecosystem

• Refine business and functional requirements and translate them into scalable technical designs

• Collaborate with product engineering teams to implement comprehensive AI/ML-based solutions from start to finish

• Apply quality software engineering practices throughout the software development lifecycle

• Optimize the software delivery and workflow of the team

• Work with team members in a multi-office, multi-country environment

Requirements: ​

• B.S./M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject area with 4+ years, or equivalent experience

• Proficiency and hands-on experience in object-oriented programming with Java and Python

• Proficiency in designing and building scalable APIs and Microservices​

• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure (Preferred), AWS, or GCP

• Ability to reverse engineering existing applications

• Grit in the face of technical obstacles ​

• Experience working in Agile development teams with excellent collaboration skills

Nice to have: ​

• Understanding of prompt engineering and prompt tuning

• Experience building applications using LLM frameworks such as LangChain, Llama Index, and Semantic Kernel

• Experience with vector databases like Faiss or Chroma ​

• Knowledge of ML model evaluation to ensure consistent performance with changing data

• Familiarity with MLOps and ML model lifecycle pipelines

• Experience with ML model training and fine-tuning

• Familiarity with event-driven architecture and messaging frameworks like Kafka

• Experience with NoSQL datastores like Cassandra ​

• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies

For New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$157,500.00 - USD$214,500.00. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, 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.