← All roles

Founding Engineer, Applied AI Lead

Equi· EPD
Apply on company site
Hybrid (New York (on-site))$170k - $230k + equityFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Founding Engineer and Head of Applied AI to design, build, and lead AI-powered software across the company, with eventual responsibilities to grow and lead the engineering team while remaining hands-on.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary engineer and technical leader, building software solutions that accelerate growth across all teams
  • Partner directly with the Investment Team, Operations, and GTM to identify high-impact opportunities for technology and automation
  • Exercise significant autonomy, taking ownership of complex projects from conception through post-launch iteration
  • Make critical technical decisions and architect scalable solutions for a growing platform
  • Translate complex user needs and business requirements into well-architected, scalable, maintainable, and user-friendly full-stack applications (TypeScript, Next.js, Python, and Postgres on GCP)
  • Design, implement, and maintain performant and reliable APIs and backend services
  • Develop exceptional user experiences for clients and partners
  • Ingest multi-format investment data and parse it into both human- and machine-digestible formats
  • Use AI to perform investment analysis and provide recommendations to the human investment team
  • Build workflows to automate human actions across the investment process
  • Develop RAG-based intelligence systems to power internal and external applications
  • Act as the backbone of the engineering function, establishing technical direction and best practices
  • Lead technical decision-making and architectural design discussions
  • Proactively identify and advocate for process improvements and technology adoption
  • Eventually grow and lead the engineering team while maintaining hands-on building responsibilities

Qualifications

  • Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in software development, demonstrating progressive responsibility and impact
  • Passion for Investing: innate curiosity and passion for the world of investing
  • Full-Stack Proficiency: proven track record with TypeScript, Next.js, and Python
  • Data & Cloud Foundation: understanding of ETL/ELT and data warehousing principles
  • AI-Driven Engineering: experience building AI-powered applications
  • Product Acumen: ability to translate user needs into technical solutions
  • Autonomy & Action Orientation: able to work independently and drive projects to completion
  • Collaboration & Communication: strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Leadership Potential: desire and ability to grow and lead a small engineering team

Skills

Required:TypeScriptNext.jsPythonFull-Stack Web ApplicationsData Pipelines / ETL/ELTCloud (GCP)
Nice to have:AI/ML / RAG systemsDistributed Systems / Large-Scale Data
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Equi

Your Portfolio’s Hidden Edge

Equi is an SEC-registered investment advisor with a mission to become the leader in absolute return investment vehicles. We create value for investors by seeking positive, consistent returns across all market environments—whether markets are rising, falling, or flat. Leveraging Wall Street expertise and Silicon Valley innovation, our tech-driven global multi-manager hedge fund platform provides access to highly differentiated, alpha-focused strategies designed to perform independently of market cycles.

investmentalternative investmentshedge fundmulti-managerabsolute returnrisk management
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Equi