Client-Facing Tech Lead: AI Data Platforms (Hybrid NY)

Harrington Starr; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (3 days onsite)

Job summary

Harrington Starr partners with a leading fintech data firm to hire a hands-on Forward Deployed Engineering Lead in New York. This player-coach role blends technical delivery, team leadership and commercial ownership with significant client interaction.

You will shape delivery standards, mentor engineers, and grow a newly established engineering function at the intersection of finance, data and cloud technologies, including AI/LLM tooling.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in financial services technology.
• Hands-on C# and/or Python with data platforms and cloud-native tech.
• Experience delivering complex client-facing technology projects.
• Previous technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and client interaction.
• Interest in applying AI/LLMs to improve delivery and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a client-facing engineering pod and drive delivery.
• Mentor and develop engineers while delivering projects.
• Shape delivery standards, processes and governance.
• Build and grow a newly established engineering function.
• Interact directly with clients to advise on technical decisions.

Skills

C#

Python

Client-facing delivery

Technical leadership

AI/LLM tooling

Job description

Harrington Starr partners with a leading fintech data firm to hire a hands-on Forward Deployed Engineering Lead in New York. This player-coach role blends technical delivery, team leadership and commercial ownership with significant client interaction.

You will shape delivery standards, mentor engineers, and grow a newly established engineering function at the intersection of finance, data and cloud technologies, including AI/LLM tooling.