Staff AI Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Staff AI Engineer (Fintech): Building the next generation of AI-powered equity research for individual investors with an accent on LLM orchestration, retrieval, and agentic AI solutions. Focus on turning LLM prototypes into robust production systems, designing end-to-end workflows, and creating scalable data pipelines for financial reasoning.

Location: Must be based in or commute to Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Salary: $140,000 – $165,000

Company

hirify.global (StockStory/CNBC) is building AI-powered equity research tools to help millions of consumers understand markets and make investing decisions.

What you will do

• Build end-to-end distributed agentic AI solutions that are reliable and scalable.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives requiring coordination across multiple teams and shared systems.
• Mentor other engineers and define quality standards and best practices.
• Own long-term maintainability, observability, and cost efficiency of AI systems.
• Monitor model quality drift, prompt alignment, alerting, and operational health.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of software engineering experience with a track record of shipping production systems.
• Proven experience designing and deploying LLM-based or GenAI systems in real-world applications.
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience with modern backend architecture and distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of LLM workflows, including prompting, tool use, RAG, and evaluation methodologies.
• Experience building scalable data pipelines and working with large, unstructured datasets.
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets, investing, or business analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Free onsite fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment and daily group classes.
• Gourmet cafeteria with daily specials, soup, and salad bars.
• Free shuttle transportation to and from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken, and Jersey City.
• Direct access to experienced market professionals, including former hedge fund managers and top-tier analysts.
• Standard corporate benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.