IT - AI Application Developer - Associate - VP

About Us: Huatai International Financial Holdings Company Limited ("Huatai International" or "the Company") is the only overseas wholly‑owned or controlled subsidiary of Huatai Securities. Huatai International is the Huatai Group’s international arm which plays a crucial role in the group’s internationalization strategy by: a) not only providing offshore capital market services (and a global business platform) but also providing onshore clients with valuable cross‑border capital market services (aligned with the mainland China government’s policies and commercial intentions); b) actively making use of Huatai Securities’ leading position, distribution network and customer base in mainland China; c) integrating on a global basis across many jurisdictions and regions, a successful and fully integrated international financial platform with innovative financial services solutions. Huatai International operates as a holding company for consolidating all of the group’s cross‑border businesses and companies under one umbrella, offering a truly unified and international business platform. In recognition of such international strength, the renowned international rating agency Standard and Poor’s has assigned Huatai International a “BBB+” rating (for long term) and “A‑2” (for short‑term).

Role Overview

The AI Application Developer supports Huatai International’s strategic AI initiatives by designing, developing and delivering production‑ready AI applications. This role focuses on building practical, production‑ready AI solutions, either by enhancing existing business applications with AI capabilities or by developing new AI‑driven applications and agent‑based systems.

Job Description

• Design, develop, and integrate AI‑powered features into existing enterprise applications or new agentic AI applications to support business functions (e.g. research tools, internal productivity platforms).
• Assemble AI solutions using a combination of models, frameworks, APIs, and enterprise platforms.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand functional requirements and develop them into application‑level AI solutions.
• Develop, test, and deploy AI applications with a focus on reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Ensure solutions comply with security, data governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Support full lifecycle: deployment, monitoring, optimization, and user feedback iteration.
• Stay current with advancements in AI application frameworks, LLM tooling, and agent architectures.
• Identify opportunities to apply AI to improve efficiency, user experience, and decision‑making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Minimum five years of experience in software development, AI application development, or related roles in a regulated environment (financial services preferred).
• Hands‑on experience developing applications using AI technologies such as LLMs, NLP, or applied machine learning.
• Knowledge of financial markets, investment workflows, or regulatory/compliance processes.

Technical Skills

• Strong programming skills in Python; experience integrating APIs and third‑party services (cloud‑based or enterprise‑grade).
• Practical experience with LLM‑based applications (RAG, agent orchestrations), prompt engineering, and AI‑assisted workflows.
• Familiarity with AI agent concepts, orchestration logic, and tool‑based reasoning.

Personal Attributes

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical teams and business users.
• Ability to translate business requirements into working applications with a user‑focused mindset.
• Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese; conversational Mandarin is required.
• Self‑motivated, proactive, and a strong team player.