Founding Member of Technical Staff, Markets

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI and fintech startup building technology for financial markets. In this founding-level engineering role, you will work across the trading stack and partner with quantitative and AI researchers to develop and productionize new market prediction approaches.

What You'll Do

• Take projects from initial idea through implementation, launch, and production ownership.

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

• Develop automated execution systems and tools that enable rapid live experimentation.

• Collaborate with quantitative and AI researchers on 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.

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

• Strong software engineering skills in Python or C++, with experience taking a project from concept to 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.

• Experience using AI-driven development tools and the ability to work effectively in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.

• Relevant internship experience or other substantial exposure to quantitative markets is valued.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $200,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

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