Senior AI Engineer

About the Company

RainesDev is a U.S.-based technical recruiting firm specializing in senior engineering talent. Using AI-powered sourcing combined with 12+ years of recruiting expertise and proprietary networks, we deliver pre-vetted candidates in weeks, not months, backed by a 90-day replacement guarantee.

About the Role

We are partnering with a top-tier global market maker with 40+ years of success, operating on 100+ exchanges worldwide. The firm is private, well-capitalized, and deeply technical. AI is the firm’s #1 initiative for 2025.

Responsibilities

• What You’ll Build:
• Production AI agents for trading, research, and operations workflows.
• Autonomous systems integrated with enterprise infrastructure.
• Agent evaluation platforms and performance optimization tools.
• Solutions using LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar frameworks.
• Day-to-Day:
• Collaborate with traders and researchers (feedback loops measured in hours, not weeks).
• Evaluate and integrate third-party AI models and services.
• Build and maintain agent orchestration systems.
• Work with massive proprietary real-time financial datasets.
• Leverage distributed compute and GPU infrastructure for deep learning.

Qualifications

• Education: CS or Math degree from a top-tier university (e.g., MIT, Stanford, CMU, Berkeley, Caltech, Georgia Tech, Cornell, Princeton, Harvard).
• Experience: 3+ years Python development and proven AI agent framework experience.
• Background: Experience at FAANG companies (Google, Meta, Amazon, Netflix, Microsoft) or competitor quant firms.
• Tenure: Stable work history with an average tenure of 2.5+ years; signs of promotion are preferred.
• Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no sponsorship available).

Pay range and compensation package

• Total Compensation: $500k–$1M+ (base + bonus).
• Equity: Global profit sharing pool.
• Retirement: 401(k) with 50% company match.
• Time Off: 25 paid vacation days plus market holidays.
• Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Perks: Meals provided, modern NYC office, and collaborative culture.

Equal Opportunity Statement

High bar, low ego. Engineers sit next to revenue generators. Builders have direct access to decision-makers and budget. Production systems touch real P&L from day one. NYC office is scaling rapidly with purpose-built infrastructure for serious technical work.

Why This Role

• Own production systems with immediate business impact.
• Access to world-class proprietary financial data.
• Serious compute resources for meaningful AI work.
• Clear path to technical leadership as the team scales.
• Creative compensation structure for top performers.
• Rapid decision-making without bureaucracy.