Remote AI/Quant Developer & ML Engineer

AKTRA INC; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AKTRA INC is seeking a Senior Remote Quantitative Developer to design and deploy AI/ML-enabled financial applications. You will build scalable APIs, data pipelines, and distributed systems while collaborating with quants, data engineers, and product teams.

Ideal candidates have deep Python experience, strong API and AI/ML capabilities, and familiarity with cloud platforms. This role offers remote work with enterprise-scale impact and a focus on cutting-edge AI-enabled financial solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience.
• Strong experience building APIs and AI-powered applications.
• Expert programming skills in Python with experience in Java, C++, or Scala.
• 1-3 years of experience in financial services or FinTech.
• Experience developing applications using LLMs; experience with AI agents/agentic AI is highly preferred.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern software engineering practices.
• Bachelor's degree preferred (Master's or PhD in a quantitative field is a plus).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML solutions for financial applications.
• Build and optimize LLM, NLP, and generative AI applications.
• Develop scalable APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Create data pipelines and implement MLOps best practices for model deployment and monitoring.
• Develop quantitative models, financial analytics, and simulation tools.
• Build real-time market data processing and financial analytics solutions.
• Write production-quality, scalable, and maintainable code.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, quants, data engineers, and product teams.

Skills

Python

API development

AI/ML development

Java

C++

Scala

SQL

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Spark

Kafka

Airflow

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

REST APIs

Git

Job description

AKTRA INC is seeking a Senior Remote Quantitative Developer to design and deploy AI/ML-enabled financial applications. You will build scalable APIs, data pipelines, and distributed systems while collaborating with quants, data engineers, and product teams.

Ideal candidates have deep Python experience, strong API and AI/ML capabilities, and familiarity with cloud platforms. This role offers remote work with enterprise-scale impact and a focus on cutting-edge AI-enabled financial solutions.