Lead Full-Stack Engineer for AI-Powered Finance Platform

Surlamer Investments; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

401(k) with company match

Early-stage equity (ISOs)

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Surlamer Investments is seeking a highly motivated full-stack engineer to lead software teams and shape the technical direction of our AI-driven trading platform in Newport Beach, CA.

You will own end-to-end engineering across frontend, backend, and data layers, work with financial data sources, and translate complex financial concepts into robust software solutions that scale with investment workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, engineering, math, finance or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 5+ years of professional full-stack software development experience.
• Hands-on experience across UI/frontend, backend systems, and relational databases.
• Advanced proficiency in Python.
• Strong TypeScript and Next.js/React frontend experience.
• Experience designing full-system architecture across backend, APIs, databases, data flows, frontend and integrations.
• Experience leading software engineering teams and setting technical direction.
• Experience with financial markets, quantitative models, trading systems, or analytics.

Responsibilities

• Design, enhance, and scale systems for financial modeling and analytics.
• Build quantitative models spanning equity analysis, valuation, options pricing, risk and trading strategy evaluation.
• Develop and maintain backend infrastructure and platform services using Python.
• Develop and improve frontend applications using TypeScript and Next.js/React.
• Apply UI/UX principles to improve usability and presentation of financial information.
• Design and maintain relational database structures and data flows.
• Improve integrations with financial data sources, APIs, and internal algorithms.
• Test and validate models and platform workflows for accuracy and reliability.
• Support risk frameworks including scenario analysis and performance tracking.
• Collaborate with investment and leadership teams to translate financial concepts into technical solutions.
• Document methodologies, architecture, and decisions.
• Evaluate new capabilities in AI/LLMs to enhance the platform.

Skills

Full-stack leadership

Python

TypeScript/Next.js/React

Frontend/UI

Backend systems

Relational databases

Financial markets/analytics

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Finance

Master’s degree or higher (preferred)

Tools

Bloomberg API

S&P Capital IQ

Job description

Surlamer Investments is seeking a highly motivated full-stack engineer to lead software teams and shape the technical direction of our AI-driven trading platform in Newport Beach, CA.

You will own end-to-end engineering across frontend, backend, and data layers, work with financial data sources, and translate complex financial concepts into robust software solutions that scale with investment workflows.