Founding AI Engineer — Autonomous Investment Systems

Acceler8 Talent

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 200,000 - 250,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Full medical benefits
0.5–1% equity
Remote flexibility across the U.S.

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent is seeking a Software Engineer (AI Investor) to contribute to an innovative Applied AI lab in New York. This role involves building AI-native environments and developing autonomous systems that tackle complex financial challenges.

The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience and a proven record in deploying production systems. The position offers a competitive salary of $200K–$250K alongside additional equity and full medical benefits, allowing for hybrid work with flexibility across the U.S.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in high-performance engineering environments.
  • Proven track record of shipping production systems end-to-end.
  • A systems thinker who can see the bigger picture.
  • Someone who thrives in high-ownership, 0→1 environments.

Responsibilities

  • Build an AI-native development environment for complex financial problems.
  • Develop systems that autonomously write, execute, and iterate on data.
  • Create self-improving feedback loops using LLMs and RL.
  • Architect long-running, adaptive investment systems.

Skills

High-performance engineering
Systems thinking
End-to-end production systems
Data science code

Job description

Acceler8 Talent is seeking a Software Engineer (AI Investor) to contribute to an innovative Applied AI lab in New York. This role involves building AI-native environments and developing autonomous systems that tackle complex financial challenges.

The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience and a proven record in deploying production systems. The position offers a competitive salary of $200K–$250K alongside additional equity and full medical benefits, allowing for hybrid work with flexibility across the U.S.

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