AI Engineer

DW Search • Full-time • New York, United States, US • $150k - $200k / year • 6h ago

AI Engineer

New AI startup within major investment firm

New York, on site

Base salary range $150,000–$200,000 plus bonus and comprehensive benefits. Compensation may exceed this range for exceptional candidates, based on skills and experience.

Are you an experienced AI Engineer with a strong software engineering foundation and a track record of building AI systems that run in production?

Join an AI startup spun out of a major investment firm, where you will work alongside a team with years of real commercial AI experience behind them.

This role is front office facing and we are looking for exceptional technical talent who care about driving business value and enjoy working closely with users. You can expect to work on greenfield AI projects using Python as a first-class language, with a strong focus on fundamentals, performance, and correctness.

The work spans production LLM and ML systems, data pipelines, model deployment, monitoring, and iteration. You will be building and owning systems end to end, including infrastructure and MLOps, across Azure and AWS environments.

We are open to candidates from Data Scientist or Software Engineer backgrounds, but strong Python is mandatory. We are looking for engineers who truly understand Python, including internals and core language behaviour, and who are comfortable designing, deploying, and maintaining AI systems in production. You will be tested on Python fundamentals early in the interview process. Experience with MLOps, model lifecycle management, and operating AI systems at scale is essential.

Financial services experience is a plus, as you will be working closely with investors, but a genuine interest in finance works.

A compensation range is provided in this advert in line with New York requirements. For top-tier AI Engineers, there is flexibility to go beyond this range for the right individual.

For exceptional AI Engineers, this is a rare opportunity to work alongside some of the most advanced AI practitioners, building systems that are used, trusted, and commercially impactful.

Apply now to be considered as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, sponsorship, including transfers, is not available for this position.

We are committed to equal opportunity and inclusive recruitment practices. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.