Forward Deployed AI Engineer — Hybrid, Chicago

Saragossa; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Saragossa is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer in the Chicago area to build AI-enabled capabilities hand in hand with the asset management business.

You will work directly with investment and business stakeholders to understand needs, design and build practical solutions, and own outcomes from concept to production. A strong CS and software foundation is essential, with prior asset management experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong software development foundation with production-grade coding experience.
• Experience shipping AI solutions in a business context.
• Context in asset management or hedge funds helps understand domain needs.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into engineered systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with investment and business stakeholders to understand needs and design solutions.
• Write production code and integrate AI capabilities into existing platforms.
• Develop model-side functionality from the ground up and drive ownership of outcomes.

Skills

Software engineering

AI integration

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Python

PyTorch

Job description

Saragossa is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer in the Chicago area to build AI-enabled capabilities hand in hand with the asset management business.

You will work directly with investment and business stakeholders to understand needs, design and build practical solutions, and own outcomes from concept to production. A strong CS and software foundation is essential, with prior asset management experience preferred.