Vice President, Application Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design scalable AI architecture leveraging LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning, and model optimization techniques
• Establish evaluation frameworks to measure model quality, hallucination control, and precision/recall trade-offs
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable AI platform capabilities used across the software development lifecycle
• Partner with product and security teams to ensure AI solutions are safe, compliant, and production-ready
• Lead and develop a team of engineers and senior ICs, providing coaching and technical mentorship
• Translate complex AI capabilities into clear business values for senior stakeholders

Requirements

• Strong experience building and operating production AI systems, including LLM-based workflows
• Solid understanding of modern AI practices such as prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and fine-tuning
• Deep technical fluency in Java and Python with hands-on experience building scalable, production-grade services
• Proven experience designing and delivering shared platforms or services at scale
• Experience designing APIs and operating services in distributed cloud environments
• Experience working within Agile development teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on developer productivity or platform engineering initiatives
• Prior people-management experience, including leading small to mid-sized engineering teams
• Familiarity with enterprise governance, security, and risk considerations for AI systems

Benefits

• Financial well-being resources including retirement savings plans and tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive healthcare plans
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) and parental leave
• Mental health support through an Employee Assistance Program

About the Company

BlackRock is a global investment manager and fiduciary to its clients, dedicated to helping people experience financial well-being. As a leader in financial technology, BlackRock leverages innovation to empower millions of investors worldwide.