Senior Engineering Director

Salary: $215,000 - 275,000 per year Requirements: We are looking for 15+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 5+ years in senior leadership roles leading large, globally distributed engineering teams. We need deep experience building and running high-availability, mission-critical financial systems at scale. We require a strong technical foundation in Java, microservices architecture, cloud-native infrastructure (Azure/AWS), event-driven systems (Kafka), distributed databases, and modern CI/CD practices. We value proven ability to shape organizational design, grow talent, and build engineering culture in a fast-paced, regulated environment. We expect a strong record of delivering resilience, operational excellence, and engineering efficiency at enterprise scale. We need excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to partner effectively at the executive level and across business and technology functions. We require a BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Experience with ETF primary markets, capital markets technology, or investment management platforms is preferred. Experience leading AI/GenAI adoption in engineering organizations, including tool evaluation, governance, and scaled implementation, is preferred. Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks in financial services, such as SOX, SEC, and FCA, is preferred. Experience with Aladdin or similar enterprise investment management platforms is preferred. Responsibilities: We lead the ETF Systems engineering organization, a globally distributed team of 50+ engineers across San Francisco, New York, Atlanta, London, and Singapore. We define and execute the long-term technical vision for the ETF engineering platform in alignment with broader architecture standards and technology strategy. We own architecture decisions across ESP and related systems, including microservices decomposition, event-driven design, cloud-native infrastructure, and API development. We drive the resiliency strategy for critical ETF workflows, including high availability, isolation, and graceful degradation across application and platform layers. We establish and uphold engineering standards for code quality, observability, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release governance. We shape and execute the AI/GenAI adoption strategy, identifying high-value opportunities for AI-assisted development, intelligent automation, and AI-enabled product capabilities. We promote adoption of AI engineering tools to improve delivery speed and engineering productivity. We build governance frameworks for responsible AI use, including model risk management, data governance, and compliance with AI principles. We partner with AI/ML platform teams and vendors to assess, pilot, and scale AI capabilities across the technology stack. We oversee delivery across multiple product engineering teams working within an Agile/SAFe framework. We manage release governance and software change management with Product Management and business stakeholders. We coordinate cross-team dependencies with platform teams and external integrations such as DTCC/Fund/SERV, custodians, and liquidity providers. We ensure engineering practices and platform capabilities comply with global regulations, internal risk policies, and technology risk frameworks. We embed resilience, business continuity, and disaster recovery into system design and own risk and control self-assessment obligations and audit readiness. We partner with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Cybersecurity teams to embed controls by design. We own production stability, support escalation, and incident management for ETF applications globally, improving mean time to recovery and operational efficiency. We lead, develop, and inspire a globally distributed engineering organization across multiple time zones and cultures. We own the engineering talent strategy, including hiring, promotion calibration, organizational design, spans of control, and workforce planning. We develop engineering leaders at VP and Director level through accountability, stretch assignments, and clear career paths. We champion a culture of engineering excellence, continuous learning, and innovation. We foster an inclusive and equitable environment that values diverse perspectives and strengthens our teams. We partner closely with Product Management to align engineering investment with business priorities and commercial strategy. We collaborate with iShares business leadership, Capital Markets, Portfolio Management, and Operations to support ETF growth. We represent ETF Engineering in Aladdin-wide forums, leadership reviews, and cross-product initiatives. Technologies: AI API AWS Azure CI/CD Cloud Incident Management Support Java Kafka microservices Embedded More: hackajob is collaborating with BlackRock to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. We are part of Aladdin Engineering, where we design and scale technology for tomorrows challenges, building innovative solutions for BlackRock and our global client ecosystem. ETF Systems powers BlackRocks iShares primary markets business through the ETF Servicing Platform and a suite of mission-critical applications used by clients around the world. This senior leadership role offers the opportunity to guide a globally distributed engineering organization, shape platform strategy, and support growth across market expansion, new asset classes, and commercialization. We offer a wide range of benefits, including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents, and Flexible Time Off. For San Francisco and New York, the salary range is USD$215,000.00 to USD$275,000.00, with eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus and additional benefits. We operate a hybrid work model, currently requiring at least four days per week in the office and allowing one day from home, to support collaboration, apprenticeship, learning, and onboarding. last updated 40 week of 2026