Lead AI Engineer | Greenfield Ventures

The Opportunity

StaffRight Associates is recruiting for a technology-driven financial institution to scale an elite, greenfield Artificial Intelligence engineering initiative. We are bypassing superficial AI implementations to architect custom autonomous agents, production-grade intelligent systems, and transformative internal toolkits that radically optimize core business operations.

As a foundational AI Systems Engineer, you will spearhead zero-to-one engineering challenges, collaborating directly with quantitative trading desks, analytical units, and operational teams. This is a high-visibility, hands-on deployment role where you will possess the autonomy to select cutting-edge tools and establish the firm’s long-term AI framework. If you want to move past proofs-of-concept and build high-compute, secure AI systems with immediate organizational impact, this ecosystem provides the computational resources, massive datasets, and elite talent necessary to accelerate your career.

What You’ll Do

• Discover high-impact operational bottlenecks across diverse business units—ranging from quantitative trading desks requiring rapid signal extraction to compliance teams managing complex data reviews—by embedded analysis of their workflows.

• Architect and deploy autonomous AI agents and enterprise-grade applications from initial concept through full production lifecycles, ensuring deep integration with existing high-performance data infrastructure.

• Synthesize emerging model architectures, agentic frameworks, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) paradigms into scalable, reusable software components that elevate the firm’s overarching engineering capabilities.

• Champion rigorous system design principles to ensure all newly developed intelligent systems conform to strict enterprise security parameters, low-latency execution requirements, and live data streaming workflows.

• Drive end-to-end project ownership, translating ambiguous business challenges into high-performance, deterministic technical solutions without relying on pre-existing roadmaps.

What You Bring

• Core Software Engineering Foundation: Mastery of robust system design, clean coding practices, and scalable deployments, preferably utilizing Python, cloud infrastructure, and modern data pipelines.

• Proven AI Deployment Track Record: Documented experience designing, scaling, and maintaining production-level GenAI, LLM, or agentic applications that users rely on daily.

• Deep Advanced AI Domain Expertise: Comprehensive technical understanding of LLM capabilities and failure modes, vector databases, prompt engineering, MLOps, and the orchestration of complex agent frameworks.

• Cross-Functional Adaptability: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to fluidly context-switch between deeply technical quantitative developers and non-technical business stakeholders.

• Entrepreneurial Execution: A history of thriving in fast-paced, high-autonomy environments such as tech startups, R&D labs, or core innovation groups.

• Academic Pedigree: A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field, backed by a strong professional or academic track record. (Open to exceptional talent across the experience spectrum, from 2 to 15 years).

Compensation & Total Rewards

Core Compensation

• Competitive Base Salary: $225,000 to $275,000 base salary (commensurate with experience level).

Performance & Equity Incentives

• Elite Discretionary Bonus Structure: Significant first-year guaranteed bonus potential, with top-tier performance bonuses historically yielding substantial multiples of base compensation.

• Sign-On Incentives: Attractive sign-on bonus packages available for highly qualified candidates.

Health & Wellness Perks

• Comprehensive Medical Care: Premium medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance options.

• Wellness & Family Support: Wellness expense reimbursements and dedicated family building support programs.

Future Planning

• Retirement Optimization: Corporate 401(k) plan featuring an aggressive employer matching structure.

• Philanthropic Alignment: Corporate charitable contribution matching program to amplify your personal giving.

Work-Life Balance

• Generous Time Off: Robust paid time off (PTO) allocation alongside standard corporate holidays.

• Dynamic Culture: An intellectually stimulating, highly collaborative in-office engineering environment located in the heart of the financial sector.

Joining StaffRight Associates

When you partner with StaffRight Associates in your search for your next role, you’re doing more than pursuing a job—you’re aligning yourself with a team of experts committed to placing top-tier talent in truly impactful positions.

We take pride in fostering professional growth and connecting forward-thinking individuals with organizations that value innovation and excellence. We look forward to showcasing your expertise in a way that resonates with our clients and opens the door to meaningful opportunities.

Salary : $225,000 - $275,000