Senior AI/ML Engineer (Python)

Motion Recruitment; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Paid Time Off

401(k) Match

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is assisting a fintech client in Wilmington, NC to hire a Senior AI/ML Engineer with strong Python skills. You will design and maintain production-grade Python systems powering proprietary forecasting and market-intelligence tools for hedge funds and trading desks.

You will develop AI/ML models, integrate them into scalable pipelines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, testable software in production environments.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience building production Python applications.
• Hands-on AI/ML background (model development, integration, or deployment).
• Solid software engineering fundamentals — testing, version control, code quality.

Responsibilities

• Python Engineering: Design, build, and maintain production-grade Python systems that power forecasting tools.
• AI/ML Development: Develop, integrate, and deploy AI/ML models for price forecasting of commodities and financial instruments.
• Collaboration & Integration: Partner with engineering, quantitative, and product stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions.
• Quality & Reliability: Write testable, maintainable code and support performance, accuracy, and reliability of deployed systems.

Skills

Python

AI/ML

Testing

Tools

Git

Job description

Onsite — Wilmington, NC

Our client, a fintech company building proprietary deterministic-mathematics and AI systems that forecast the pricing of commodities, real-world assets, and financial instruments, is looking for a Senior AI/ML Engineer with strong Python skills to join their engineering team. In this role, you'll help build the forecasting systems that power market intelligence for hedge funds and trading desks.

Our client is seeking someone who thrives on solving hard quantitative problems, writing production-grade Python, and applying AI/ML to real market outcomes.

What You Will Be Doing

• 45% — Python Engineering: Design, build, and maintain production-grade Python systems that power proprietary forecasting and market-intelligence tools.
• 30% — AI/ML Development: Develop, integrate, and deploy AI/ML models that support commodity, real-world-asset, and financial-instrument price forecasting.
• 15% — Collaboration & Integration: Partner with engineering, quantitative, and product stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable, well-architected solutions.
• 10% — Quality & Reliability: Write testable, maintainable code and support the performance, accuracy, and reliability of deployed systems.

Tech Environment

• Language: Python (primary)
• Focus: AI/ML — model development, integration, and deployment
• Domain: Commodity, real-world-asset, and financial-instrument forecasting

Requirements

• Strong professional experience building production Python applications
• Hands-on AI/ML background (model development, integration, or deployment)
• Solid software engineering fundamentals — testing, version control, code quality
• Ability to work onsite in Wilmington, NC (5 days; 2-day hybrid available for longer commutes)

Nice to Have

• Experience in fintech, trading, quantitative finance, or commodity markets
• Background in applied mathematics, physics, or a quantitative discipline
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and model-serving/MLOps infrastructure
• Benefits
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Match

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.