Senior AI Data Scientist

We are a leading financial technology firm building the infrastructure for safer, more accessible global markets. Our risk management systems, oracles, and AI models secure hundreds of billions in assets and process trillions in transaction volume across major protocols. We recently launched a cutting-edge financial intelligence platform that transforms complex market data into actionable insights, bringing institutional-grade intelligence to a global audience.

System Design

Design and own single and multi-agent systems that reason, plan, and act over complex financial workflows

Agent Logic

Define agent behavior, memory, and tool-use strategies with a strong emphasis on correctness and controllability

Evaluation Frameworks

Develop and maintain LLM evaluation frameworks covering accuracy, faithfulness, latency, cost, regressions, and edge cases

Production Implementation

Design structured prompting, schemas, and tool-calling strategies; build and operate MCP servers including schema design and safety boundaries

Optimization

Analyze model behavior and failure modes to turn qualitative issues into measurable signals; optimize performance and cost across workflows

Mentorship

Mentor engineers and data scientists, setting best practices for applied LLM and agentic systems

Requirements

• 6+ years in data science, applied ML, or AI-focused software roles, with at least 3+ years building production AI/ML systems (beyond the experimentation phase)
• Deep hands-on experience with LLMs, agentic patterns, and tool-calling systems
• Strong Python skills and comfort working closely with production systems and APIs
• Proven experience with RAG pipelines, embeddings, and vector databases
• Strong intuition for model behavior, trade-offs, and failure analysis

Benefits

• Competitive package aligned with growth and merit. Salary range: $130,000 - $150,000 (commensurate with experience)
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision options for you and your dependents, plus FSA/HSA options
• 21 vacation days, 7 sick days, and 8 observed U.S. company holidays
• Thoughtful parental leave policy
• Access to OneMedical, Teladoc, Talkspace, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Personalized professional development in a rapidly expanding global company
• Pre-tax commuter programs