Applied AI Engineer

New York City. Posted 6 months ago

The role

You will implement and adapt AI research to build systems that understand financial context. You will design retrieval pipelines, build agentic workflows, and maintain knowledge graphs.

What you will do

Implement and adapt cutting-edge AI research to build systems that understand financial context and business concepts
Design retrieval pipelines that extract and synthesize insights from unstructured sources
Build agentic workflows that enable AI systems to reason about financial relationships
Construct and maintain knowledge graphs that capture complex financial relationships
Create evaluation frameworks to measure and improve AI performance
Design and implement systems that maintain traceability from AI outputs to primary sources
Experiment with the latest LLM orchestration patterns and context management techniques
Shape technical direction and best practices for AI application development
Iterate rapidly with direct customer input
Deploy and operate production systems end-to-end

Required qualifications

3+ years of experience in machine learning, AI research, or applied AI engineering
Strong background in LLMs, RAG systems, and agentic AI workflows
Experience designing evaluation frameworks and benchmarks for AI systems
Interest or understanding of financial markets, investment processes, or quantitative finance (or strong interest in learning)
Experience with retrieval systems, embeddings, and multi-modal data processing
Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to translate cutting-edge research into practical business value

Nice to have

Publication record or demonstrated expertise in relevant AI research areas
Experience as a full-stack engineer (React/Typescript + Python/Node or similar)

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) plan including employer match on contributions made while employed by Rowspace
Monthly commuter stipend
Free daily lunch
Fully stocked snack bar in the office
Regular team offsites

About the company

Rowspace transforms how its platform understands and surfaces critical financial insights using AI research and engineering.