As the first dedicated AI hire, you will define how artificial intelligence transforms alternative asset management. Operating in a high-intensity environment with leaders from KKR and Goldman Sachs, you'll design and ship agentic workflows and document intelligence features that solve complex infrastructure challenges for a rapidly scaling global industry.
AI Engineer at Vega
Join a high-growth fintech as their first dedicated AI Engineer and define how the $20 trillion alternative asset industry scales. Backed by $28M from industry giants like Apollo and Motive Ventures, you'll work alongside an elite team from KKR, Goldman Sachs, and Revolut to build 'AltOS'. This is a foundational role where you'll own the AI roadmap, building sophisticated multi-agent systems and document intelligence features that replace legacy manual processes. If you're a restless builder who thrives on high autonomy and wants to see your code transform a global industry, this is your opportunity to do the best work of your career.
Overview
Role overview
Company
Vega
$28M fintech startup building AI-powered infrastructure for the $20T alternative asset market, backed by Apollo and Motive Ventures
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Design and build production-grade AI features using AWS Bedrock, Anthropic SDK, and multi-agent orchestration to automate complex investment workflows.
- Partner directly with product leadership to rapidly prototype and move intelligence-driven concepts from initial ideation to live production environments.
- Take end-to-end ownership of the AI practice, establishing how RAG, document intelligence, and LLMs are integrated across the entire AltOS platform.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- A proven builder with a portfolio of shipped LLM-powered tools, fine-tuned models, or sophisticated agent pipelines that solve real-world problems.
- Strong technical proficiency in modern back-end systems (Java 21/Spring Boot) and AI tooling (AWS Bedrock, RAG, Knowledge Bases) with a first-principles mindset.
- Thrives in high-intensity, low-structure environments and possesses the drive to go beyond a job description to solve genuinely hard technical challenges.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Foundational AI position: As the first specialist hire, you own the AI roadmap and architecture rather than just executing pre-defined feature tickets.
- Elite pedigree: Work alongside a founding team from KKR, Blackstone, and Revolut, backed by $28M from top-tier investors like Apollo and Picus Capital.
- Tangible impact: Build the "AltOS" operating system for an industry expected to hit $60T in AuM, replacing legacy manual processes with sophisticated AI orchestration.
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