CareerPlan

Founding Engineer, Applied AI Lead

New York CityFull-time$170k–$225k2026-11-01 → 2026-11-11
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Founding Engineer and Head of Applied AI designing and building software solutions, AI-powered systems, and customer-facing applications to accelerate growth for an investment management firm.

Role type

Founding Engineer / Head of Applied AI

Builds

RAG-based intelligence systems, automated investment workflows, full-stack customer applications, and internal tools

Domain

Investment Management / Fintech

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

TypeScript, Next.js, Python, Postgres, GCP, ETL/ELT, RAG-based systems, AI-driven engineering, full-stack architecture

Preferred skills

Fintech experience, investment technology background, scaling systems

Responsibilities

Architect scalable solutions, build AI-powered investment analysis tools, develop customer-facing applications, lead technical decision-making, ingest and parse investment data

Seniority

Founding, hands-on IC with leadership trajectory