Principal AI Engineer — Lead ML Architecture (NYC)

Initio Capital LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Initio Capital LLC is seeking a Principal AI Engineer for New York-based searches. You will lead the architecture and delivery of AI capabilities that improve products, decisions, and operating performance, partnering with engineering, product, and business leaders.

The role emphasizes ownership, executive communication, and a track record of measurable results in data and AI initiatives. Final compensation varies by employer, scope, and arrangement.

Qualifications

• Senior experience in machine learning, data science, data engineering, analytics.
• Strong statistical, technical, and experimental judgment.
• Experience taking data or model work from discovery into production.

Responsibilities

• Lead applied AI architecture and production delivery across key use cases.
• Set the technical direction for data, ML, or AI initiatives.
• Turn business priorities into measurable models, data products and production systems.
• Establish standards for data quality, evaluation, monitoring, privacy, and responsible model use.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, security, and business leaders on implementation and adoption.
• Communicate tradeoffs and results clearly to technical and executive audiences.
• Develop team capability through hiring, mentoring, and documentation.

Skills

Machine learning

Data science

Data engineering

Analytics

Job description

Initio Capital LLC is seeking a Principal AI Engineer for New York-based searches. You will lead the architecture and delivery of AI capabilities that improve products, decisions, and operating performance, partnering with engineering, product, and business leaders.

The role emphasizes ownership, executive communication, and a track record of measurable results in data and AI initiatives. Final compensation varies by employer, scope, and arrangement.