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Harnham · 5 hours ago

AI Engineering Lead

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$200K/yr - $450K/yr

Harnham is partnering with a high-performing financial services firm that operates at the intersection of technology, data, and investment decision-making. They are seeking a senior AI leader to drive applied AI initiatives across core investment and research workflows, focusing on building and owning production-grade AI systems in high-stakes environments.

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H1B Sponsor Likelynote
Hiring Manager
Luc Simpson-Kent
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Responsibilities

Owning the technical direction for applied AI initiatives across investment and operational use cases
Translating complex problems from investment, trading, and research teams into scalable AI solutions
Designing and deploying LLM-powered systems that move beyond experimentation and into daily use
Building intelligent, multi-step AI workflows that integrate securely with internal data and tooling
Setting standards around model evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and iteration
Acting as a technical mentor and bar-raiser within a small, elite engineering group

Qualification

AI EngineeringProduction AI ownershipLLM architecturesAI/ML systems deliveryStakeholder collaborationTechnical mentorship

Required

Strong engineering background with real production AI ownership
Experience delivering AI/ML systems within hedge funds, asset managers, fintechs, or quantitative environments
Deep understanding of modern LLM architectures, agent-style systems, and applied ML patterns
Comfortable working closely with senior stakeholders in a commercially driven setting
Happy to be fully on-site in New York, five days a week

Benefits

Highly competitive compensation aligned with top‑tier buy‑side talent

Company

Harnham

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Harnham has actively chosen to focus on Data and Analytics.
dateFounded in 2006
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.harnham.com/us

H1B Sponsorship

Harnham has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2024 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
Key Investors
BGF Ventures
2022-05-01Seed

Leadership Team

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David Farmer
Chief Executive Officer
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Stephen Lawrence
CFO
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