VP, Software Engineer

About this role

his role sits within Preqin, a part of Black Rock. Preqin plays a key role in how we are revolutionizing private markets data and technology for clients globally, complementing our existing Aladdin technology platform to deliver investment solutions for the whole portfolio.

As VP, Engineer on the Orion data team, you will guide a high-performing engineering pod responsible for the technical and operational excellence of our data architecture. Your work ensures our data flows are robust, scalable, and aligned with business needs, forming the backbone of Orion’s data-driven products and insights. Your focus will be on delivering high-quality solutions for our stakeholders by leveraging strong data literacy, product awareness and clear communication.

You will collaborate closely with product managers and data owner to ideate, design, and deliver new features, while actively shaping the direction of our technical strategy and data platform.

• Develop workflows that seamlessly combine AI/ML with human expertise to accelerate data collection and improve decision-making processes.
• Prioritize work based on data-driven insights and outcome-based goals in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Design and implementation of scalable, reliable data pipelines that ingest, process, and deliver high quality data to downstream applications and analytics platforms.
• Work closely with engineering teams across the business, ensuring the best technical solutions are adopted, and elevate development standards through knowledge sharing and best practices.
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and data scientist teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensuring our data assets are organized and accessible.
• Mentor and guide team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and open communication.
• Actively participate in technical discussions about new product directions, data modelling, and architectural decisions, ensuring our technology platform remains extensible.
• Lead an engineering pod using strong leadership and influence skills.
• Manage a team of junior and mid-level engineers, supporting their careers and growth.

• 7+ years’ experience in software engineering.
• Strong technical ability across the full stack:
  Python, FastAPI, React and Typescript is a plus.
• Experience with databases like Postgres and Snowflake.
• Experience of working within cloud provider services – Azure or AWS (preferred) and utilization of infrastructure as code.
• A data-driven mindset to make development decisions based on robust analyses.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with designers, engineering and data scientist teams to build our technical solutions.
• You have driven technical solution design, taking the balance of engineering quality, testing, scalability and security into consideration.
• A “let’s do it” and “challenge accepted” attitude when faced with less known or challenging tasks, with a willingness to learn new technologies and ways of working.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all organizational levels and bridge technical perspectives.
• Proficiency in English required; additional languages and prior work experience at a global firm are desirable.
• People management experience.
• Experience with AI-related projects/products.
• Knowledge of Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes.

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Black Rock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4…