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About the Role
Join a small, high-performance team building AI systems for financial markets. You will take ideas from early exploration through production, contributing across trading infrastructure, research systems, and market prediction.
What You'll Do
Own projects end to end, from ideation and implementation through production deployment.
Build and extend data pipelines, trading signals, and research infrastructure.
Develop automated execution systems and tools that help the team move quickly from ideas to live experiments.
Work with quantitative and AI researchers to develop approaches to market prediction.
Contribute across trading infrastructure, machine learning, and security as team needs evolve.
What We're Looking For
One to five years of full-time experience as a software engineer or quantitative developer, or comparable experience beyond an early-career profile.
Strong software engineering skills in Python or C++, with experience taking a project from concept to production.
A degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, or a related field.
Experience in trading, markets, quantitative research, or crypto, or substantial personal trading or strategy projects.
Strong statistical intuition and comfort working with noisy, real-world data.
Experience applying AI in production products and using AI-driven development tools.
Ability to work effectively in an ambiguous, cross-functional environment.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $200,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in Palo Alto, California, United States. The role requires working on-site six days per week.
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