Founding Member of Technical Staff, Markets

About the Role

Join a small, early-stage team building AI-powered systems for financial markets. You will take ownership of projects across the trading stack, working with quantitative and AI researchers to turn ideas into production systems and rapid live experiments.

What You'll Do

• Take projects from initial idea 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 test ideas quickly.

• Work with quantitative and AI researchers on 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, physics, or a related field.

• Strong software engineering skills in Python or C++.

• Ownership of a project shipped end to end, including responsibility for its real-world application.

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

Compensation & Benefits

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

Location

On-site in Palo Alto, California.