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About this role
Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, but want to solve some of the world's most complex problems? Do you want to work with, and learn from, hands-on leaders in technology and finance?
At BlackRock, we are looking for Engineers who like to innovate and solve complex problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your unique skills, curiosity, drive, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual.
With over USD $8 trillion of assets, we have an exceptional responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial wellbeing.
Being a developer at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most advanced financial companies and being part of an engineering team responsible for next generation technology and solutions.
Team Overview
This position requires a unique blend of hands-on systems knowledge, software development skills and team leadership.
We are in search of a Principal Engineer to help lead Compute engineering. This role requires a visionary leader and hands-on builder who is also able to collaborate globally to drive architecture and engineering excellence across the breadth of our organization. We seek a multi-disciplinary expert with a strong desire to mentor and effect organizational change. We require this unique combination as we enhance the platform products and services that we host across multiple clouds for the larger Aladdin engineering community.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Principal Engineer to join our Platform Engineering Cloud Managed Services team to help us design cloud platforms for mass adoption. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of platform engineering experience , including 5+ years working with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) , with a background in software engineering. This role focuses on designing and managing multi-cloud Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions, automating infrastructure with tools like Java, Python and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, and implementing agentic AI (autonomous AI agents) to optimize cloud operations. The Senior Engineer will ensure our cloud architecture is scalable, secure, and aligned with best practices, while driving innovation in cloud automation and AI integration.
Blackrock · New York, NY