Entrepreneurial AI Research Engineer
Required skills
- AI
- Machine Learning
- PyTorch
- JAX
- Data Pipelines
- Foundational Models
- Productionization
- NeurIPS
- ICML
- ICLR
Nice to have
- Entrepreneurial
- Coding autonomy
- Project collaboration
- Frontier labs
- Anthropic
- OpenAI
Role summary
A well-funded trading firm is seeking an Entrepreneurial AI Research Engineer to join their small, fast-moving team. This role involves researching, prototyping, and shipping foundational models for financial applications using unique, multimodal datasets. Responsibilities include designing and maintaining data pipelines, training and evaluating frontier-scale models, and collaborating closely with researchers. The ideal candidate possesses deep ML expertise (PyTorch/JAX), strong engineering fundamentals, and a proven track record of shipping research to production. Experience in frontier labs, published research, or founding an AI company is highly desirable. The role offers significant ownership, influence, and competitive compensation with upside potential.
Join a small, fast-moving team where you’ll research, prototype, and ship quickly.We’re training foundational models for financial applications on unique, multimodal datasets and need engineering input at every step of the process.
What you’ll do
- Design, build, and maintain data pipelines for unique and multimodal datasets.-Train and evaluate frontier-scale models; own the loop from idea to prototype to production.-Work shoulder-to-shoulder with researchers to discover new methods.
You might be a fit if you
- Are a self-starter who thrives on coding autonomy and project collaboration.-Have deep ML chops (PyTorch/JAX), strong engineering fundamentals, and a record of shipping research to production.-Prefer clear principles, low ego and prefer collaboration over titles and politics.
Helpful backgrounds (any of the following)
- Frontier labs experience (e.g., Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepMind); or-Novel discovery through published work (NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR); or-Founded or led an AI/research company; or-Standout independent achievement (leading major open-source, top-tier role, etc.).
What we offer
- A well-funded trading firm expanding into AI research and discovery - bring your best ideas and be rewarded for them.-Real ownership and influence on roadmap, direction and products.-Competitive base compensation with significant upside tied to results.-A culture optimized for deep work, fast learning, and doing the right thing.
If this sounds like you, apply.
Originally posted on Himalayas
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