Join a high-growth, profitable startup as the first dedicated AI hire building sophisticated LLM tools for global financial institutions. You will bridge the gap between complex machine learning research and enterprise-grade product delivery, developing advanced features like agentic workflows and custom search architectures to transform how professional services teams process information.
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Lead AI/ML Engineer at Profitable fintech AI platform
Are you a product-minded ML leader ready to shape the future of financial research? This profitable, bootstrapped startup in NYC is looking for their first Lead AI/ML Engineer to build sophisticated LLM systems for top-tier global firms. You'll move beyond simple wrappers to build agentic knowledge graphs and custom search architectures, enjoying unique perks like summer work-from-the-beach in Greece and an in-office cook. If you have a bias for action and experience scaling LLM products, this is your chance to drive engineering culture at a high-growth fintech innovator.
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Location
New York, United States
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
Profitable fintech AI platform
What you will do
- Design and deploy advanced search ranking algorithms and entity resolution systems to handle high-scale, unstructured enterprise data.
- Build internal prompt engineering frameworks and agentic knowledge graphs to automate complex analytical workflows for professional users.
- Collaborate directly with senior stakeholders and external partners to translate business requirements into testable AI experiments and product features.
Who this is a fit for
- Extensive experience building and scaling LLM-powered systems from the ground up within a product-focused engineering organization.
- Strong background in NLP and traditional ML, with the ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to non-technical executive audiences.
- Proven track record of high agency and bias to action, comfortable leading projects end-to-end in a fast-paced environment.
Why this role is remarkable
- Lead AI strategy as the first dedicated machine learning hire for a profitable, bootstrapped company already serving global enterprise clients.
- High-impact ownership over the entire ML lifecycle, from novel NLP research synthesis to production-grade implementation of agentic systems.
- Unique team culture and perks, including annual international work-from-beach retreats and an in-office culinary program.
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