Founding Member of Technical Staff, Markets

About the Role

Join a founding-stage team building AI-driven technology for financial markets. You will work across the trading stack, turning ideas into production systems and collaborating with quantitative and AI researchers on market prediction.

What You'll Do

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

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

• Develop automated execution systems and tools that help the team launch live experiments quickly.

• Partner with quantitative and AI researchers to explore new approaches to market prediction.

• Contribute across trading infrastructure, machine learning, and security as team needs evolve.

What We're Looking For

• One to five years of full-time experience as a software engineer or quantitative developer, with real-world experience beyond a new graduate role.

• A degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or physics.

• Strong software engineering skills in Python or C++, including ownership of a project from initial idea through production.

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

• Strong statistical intuition and comfort working with noisy real-world data, plus experience using AI-driven development tools.

• Ability to execute across projects with multiple interacting components; internship experience in quantitative trading is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

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

Location

On-site in Palo Alto, California, with a six-day-per-week on-site schedule.