AI Platform & App Engineer VP

Salary: $162,000 - 215,000 per year Requirements: We need strong experience building and operating production AI systems, including LLM-based workflows. We need a solid grasp of modern AI methods such as prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, fine-tuning, and evaluation. We need proven experience designing and delivering shared platforms or services at scale. We need deep technical fluency in Java and Python, with hands-on experience building scalable, production-grade AI and platform services. We need experience designing APIs and running services in a cloud environment. We need experience working with distributed cloud environments. We need strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams. We need experience working in Agile development teams. Nice to have: experience in developer productivity or platform engineering initiatives. Nice to have: prior people management experience, including leading small to mid-sized engineering teams. Nice to have: familiarity with enterprise governance, security, and risk considerations for AI systems. Responsibilities: We design scalable AI architectures using LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning, and model optimization techniques. We establish evaluation frameworks to assess model quality, hallucination control, and precision/recall trade-offs. We lead the design and implementation of scalable AI platform capabilities used across the software development lifecycle. We partner with product and security teams to ensure AI solutions are safe, compliant, and production-ready. We drive delivery through ambiguity by turning complex problems into clear plans and milestones. We lead buy-versus-build decisions, evaluating third-party solutions alongside internal capabilities. We identify technical risks and dependencies early and apply mitigation or escalation as needed. We coordinate across multiple engineering teams and time zones to deliver shared outcomes. We translate complex AI capabilities into clear business value and communicate progress, trade-offs, and risks to senior stakeholders. We lead and develop a team of engineers and senior individual contributors through coaching and technical mentorship. We foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. We support the growth of emerging leaders by delegating responsibility and expanding scope over time. Technologies: AI Cloud Fine-tuning Support Java LLM Python RAG Security Embedded More: We are BlackRock, working with hackajob to connect with exceptional professionals for this VP of AI Platform Engineering role. Our Platform Engineering division builds and operates the foundation systems that power Aladdin and our broader enterprise technology landscape, and we are evolving toward an AI-native engineering organization. We are reimagining how software is built, reviewed, tested, modernized, and operated through intelligent systems, while shaping AI-powered engineering at scale across thousands of developers and multiple business domains. This role offers exposure to advanced technologies, risk management, valuations, and operations. For New York, NY, the salary range is USD 162,000 to USD 215,000, with eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus and benefits including healthcare, leave, and retirement support. We also offer a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents, and Flexible Time Off. Our hybrid model requires at least four days in the office each week, with one day working from home, to support collaboration, apprenticeship, performance, and innovation. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals. last updated 38 week of 2026