Lead FinTech & AI Systems Architect

Lead FinTech & AI Systems Architect

Palo-Alto, CA - On-Site/Hybrid

Full-Time

We are an early-stage AI and FinTech company building next-generation infrastructure that connects AI agents with trading platforms, CRM data, risk systems, and broker-dealer workflows. The team is small, well-funded, and looking for a senior technical leader to help design and build the core platform from the ground up.

This is not a research role and it's not a traditional software engineering position. You'll be responsible for architecting production-grade AI systems that interact with real-world financial infrastructure while remaining hands-on with implementation.

What you'll be working on:

• Designing and deploying agentic AI and multi-agent workflows
• Integrating LLMs with external tools, APIs, and production systems
• Building RAG pipelines and data architectures across CRM, KYC, risk, and client data sources
• Leveraging MCP and tool-calling frameworks to connect AI agents with trading infrastructure
• Defining the platform architecture and technical roadmap alongside leadership
• Driving client-facing implementations and complex system integrations

We're interested in candidates with:

• Strong Python engineering and architecture experience
• Experience with agent orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, or similar
• Hands-on experience building production AI systems rather than experimentation-only projects
• Deep systems design and integration experience
• The ability to operate in a startup environment and own projects end-to-end
• Exposure to fintech, trading, brokerage, market infrastructure, or other complex transactional systems is a plus, but not required

Why it's interesting:

• Greenfield opportunity with significant ownership
• Direct impact on product and architecture decisions
• Small, highly technical team
• Competitive compensation, bonus, and meaningful equity/profit-sharing upside
• Visa sponsorship available
• Palo Alto-based, in-office

If you've built agentic AI systems and enjoy solving complex infrastructure problems at scale, apply now!