AI Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

AI Engineer (Fintech): Driving the next generation of AI adoption, moving from passive assistance to agentic automation with an accent on token optimization, long-context reasoning, and high-performance RAG pipelines. Focus on transforming proprietary datasets into actionable intelligence through the GS AI Assistant and specialized autonomous agents.

Location: Must be based in Menlo Park, CA, United States

Salary: $150,000 - $250,000

Company

hirify.global is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm, founded in 1869 and headquartered in New York.

What you will do

• Design and deploy autonomous AI agents capable of independent planning, tool use, and multi-step task execution.
• Architect and scale the GS AI Platform, the firm’s mission-critical "AI Platform" that provides a secure, multi-model backbone for autonomous agents and high-performance financial workflows.
• Develop and integrate the latest agentic communication standards, including MCP (Model Context Protocol) for tool discovery, A2A (Agent-to-Agent) for multi-agent orchestration, and AGUI/A2UI for generative user interfaces.
• Lead cross-functional projects to integrate AI into quantitative investment workflows, ensuring systems are reliable, maintainable, and secure.
• Ensure all AI-based software systems adhere to the firm’s strict data privacy, ethics, and safety standards.

Requirements

• A master’s or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Quantitative Finance, or equivalent relevant industry experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the industry that demonstrates your expertise.
• Extensive experience in software development for quantitative investment workflows in equities, fixed income, or multi-asset strategies.
• Proficiency in contemporary programming languages like Python, C++, or Java.

Culture & Benefits

• Committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• Training and development opportunities and firmwide networks.
• Benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs.