Founding Member of Technical Staff, Markets

About the Role

Join a founding-stage AI and quantitative markets team as a hands-on software engineer. You will work closely with quantitative and AI researchers to turn new ideas into production systems for market research and trading.

What You'll Do

• Take projects from initial idea through implementation and production across the trading stack.

• Build or extend data pipelines, trading signals, and research infrastructure.

• Develop automated execution systems and tools that help the team move quickly from idea to live experiment.

• Collaborate with quantitative and AI researchers on approaches to market prediction.

• Contribute across areas such as trading infrastructure, high-frequency trading, security, and machine learning.

What We're Looking For

• One to five years of relevant experience and a degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or physics.

• Strong software engineering skills in Python or C++, with a track record of owning a project from ideation through production.

• Experience in quantitative development, trading systems, data infrastructure, systematic research, high-frequency trading, crypto, or fintech.

• Experience applying statistical methods to noisy real-world data.

• Familiarity with AI-assisted software development; experience interning at a quantitative trading firm is a plus.

• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment with varied technical challenges.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual salary range: $200,000 to $300,000 USD. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in Palo Alto, California, United States, six days per week.