Associate, Machine Learning Engineer

BGC Group; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BGC Group in New York is seeking an early-career engineer to help develop and enhance AI-powered financial services applications, collaborating with experienced engineers to advance innovative AI initiatives. You will design ML models, work with large language models, test deployments, and contribute to responsible AI practices in a fast-paced environment.

You will code in Python, handle data integration and observability, document findings, and have opportunities to mentor teammates as you grow

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience contributing to production-level software development, internships, research, or personal projects.
• Strong Python programming with tested, maintainable code.
• Hands-on experience with web services, data integration, testing, logging, and monitoring.
• Practical knowledge of building with LLMs and understanding failure modes.
• Ability to test, evaluate, and improve LLM-powered applications.
• Foundational knowledge of ML, statistics, and experimental design, with good technical documentation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Interest in applying AI responsibly in financial services.
• Familiarity with agentic workflows, evaluation tools, and cloud deployment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build and improve AI-powered financial services apps.
• Design and implement ML models and algorithms for business problems.
• Work with large language models and study their behavior and failure modes.
• Test and evaluate LLM-powered applications and define success metrics.
• Apply ML principles to reason about model behavior and performance.
• Communicate with product, engineering, and business partners to align on goals.
• Ensure responsible AI practices, focusing on privacy, security, and appropriate automation.
• Stay updated with AI and ML advancements.
• Document progress and present findings to stakeholders.
• Mentor junior team members as needed.

Skills

Python programming

ML fundamentals

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Responsible AI practices

Cloud deployment basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/ML/Math or equivalent

Tools

LLMs

Data integration tools

Testing frameworks

Job description

We are seeking an early-career engineer to join our team and play a vital role in developing and enhancing AI-powered applications for our financial services business. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in software development, hands-on experience with modern AI tools, and a keen interest in understanding the behavior of language models in real-world applications. As an Associate, you will have the opportunity to work closely with our experienced engineers and contribute to the growth and success of our innovative AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to build, evaluate, and improve AI-powered financial services applications.
• Design and implement machine learning models and algorithms to solve complex business problems.
• Work with large language models (LLMs) and understand their behavior and potential failure modes.
• Conduct testing and evaluation of LLM-powered applications, analyzing failures and defining success metrics.
• Apply machine learning, statistics, and experimental design principles to reason about model behavior.
• Communicate effectively with product, engineering, and business partners to align on project goals.
• Ensure responsible AI practices are followed, considering privacy, security, and appropriate automation.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning technologies.
• Document and present project progress and findings to stakeholders.
• Provide support and mentorship to junior team members as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (computer science, machine learning, mathematics, etc.) or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience contributing to production-level software development, internships, research, or substantial personal projects.
• Strong programming skills in Python, with a focus on writing clear, tested, and maintainable code.
• Hands-on experience with web services, data integration, testing, logging, and monitoring.
• Practical knowledge of building with LLMs and understanding common failure modes.
• Ability to test, evaluate, and improve LLM-powered applications.
• Grounding in machine learning, statistics, and experimental design, with a knack for technical documentation.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Interest in applying AI responsibly in financial services.
• Familiarity with agentic workflows, evaluation tools, and cloud deployment is a plus.

Compensation

About Us

Company overview:

Built upon the foundation of innovative technology and exceptional talent, BGC is a pioneering global brokerage and financial technology company servicing the financial markets. We are agile and dynamic in our approach, delivering world-class products to our diverse customer base daily. Our Financial Services business provides a full range of trade execution and broker-dealer services.

The benefit of BGC's integrated platform is that it gives customers flexibility and choice in price discovery, execution, and processing of their transactions, through voice, hybrid, or fully electronic brokerage options. In addition, our BGC Trader and BGC Market Data platforms offer financial technology solutions, market data and analytics related to financial instruments and markets.

Job Info

• Job Identification 248975
• Posting Date 06/17/2026, 03:29 PM
• Locations 55 Water St, New York, NY, 10041, US