About the Role
Join a small, early-stage team building AI-driven technology for financial markets. In this founding-level role, you will own projects from initial idea through production, contributing to systems that support market research and trading.
What You'll Do
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Take ideas from exploration through implementation and production across the trading technology stack.
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Build and extend data pipelines, trading signals, and research infrastructure.
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Develop automated execution systems and tools that help the team move quickly from idea to live experiment.
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Work with quantitative and AI researchers on approaches to market prediction.
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Contribute across trading infrastructure, machine learning, and security as team needs evolve.
What We're Looking For
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One to five years of full-time experience as a software engineer or quantitative developer.
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A degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or physics.
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Strong software engineering skills in Python or C++, including ownership of a project from ideation through production.
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Experience applying technical or AI work to production products and downstream problems.
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Background in quantitative development, trading systems, data infrastructure, systematic research, high-frequency trading, crypto, or fintech.
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Market or trading knowledge alongside software engineering depth, plus strong statistical intuition and comfort with noisy real-world data.
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Experience with AI-driven development and the ability to work effectively in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $200,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in Palo Alto, California.
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