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AI Agent Software Engineer

AI Agent Software Engineer

CompanyFarther
LocationNew York, NY, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional Python development experience, preferably in a sell-side bank, hedge fund, or proprietary trading environment
  • Strong background in traditional finance with hands-on experience implementing financial workflows and processes
  • Proven experience building applications and systems in financial services environments
  • Solid understanding of financial products, services, and the level of complexity required for financial coding
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate complex financial requirements into technical solutions
  • Ambitious mindset with openness to AI and ability to see the transformative potential of intelligent automation
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and modern development practices
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
  • No AI experience required – we’ll teach you our framework and approach

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain autonomous AI agents using Python and AWS that serve clients and automate complex financial workflows
  • Build and scale robust data pipelines leveraging Pandas, SQLAlchemy, and PostgreSQL to power intelligent agent decision-making
  • Deploy and manage high-performance workloads using AWS Lambda, S3, EC2, and related cloud services
  • Collaborate closely with product and trading teams to integrate sophisticated financial data models and business logic into agent behavior
  • Construct and maintain internal knowledge graphs that enable agents to understand complex financial relationships and processes
  • Monitor agent performance, reliability, and latency in production environments and continuously iterate for improvement
  • Build agents across key areas including data onboarding, project management, client experience and operations tasks, and client acquisition workflows
  • Support trading operations in international securities through intelligent automation and workflow optimization
  • Translate your traditional finance experience into AI-powered solutions that understand the complexity of financial services operations
  • Drive technical decisions for agent architecture that scales with our growing client base and expanding service offerings

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with LLM-based applications or AI/ML frameworks
  • Knowledge of financial modeling and quantitative analysis
  • Exposure to knowledge graph frameworks, ontologies, or graph databases
  • Experience automating complex operational tasks using agents or advanced scripting
  • Familiarity with asynchronous programming, concurrent systems, or distributed task queues
  • Working knowledge of financial data, order lifecycles, or middle/back office operations
  • Experience with financial regulatory requirements and compliance