Senior AI Engineer

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San Francisco / $200000 - $275000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

$200000 - $275000

Location

LOCATION

San Francisco

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Senior AI Engineer

Locations: San Francisco, CA Work Arrangement: 4-5 days per week onsite (In-person collaboration focus) Compensation: $425,000 - $600,000 Total Cash (Base + ~50% Performance Bonus)


The Opportunity

Our client is a premier global technology investment firm with a 26-year track record of excellence and over 200 employees. Despite their scale, they maintain a flat, entrepreneurial, and "deeply technical" culture.

They are currently seeking a Senior AI Engineer(VP Level) to help lead a digital transformation. This is not a "maintenance" role; you will be tasked with reimagining the future of private equity. You will build the AI agents and autonomous workflows that will automate and augment the high-volume analytical work currently performed by investment professionals.

Note: This role does not support sponsorship's

The Mission

Your goal is to move the firm beyond legacy workflows (Excel, email, and PowerPoint) and toward an AI-augmented investment process.

  • Focus: Building production-grade agentic systems and AI applications that drive business value.

  • Philosophy: Our client is not training foundational models from scratch. Instead, you will use off-the-shelf models (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) and focus on sophisticated orchestration, RAG systems, and workflow integration.

  • Impact: You will identify repetitive, associate-level tasks and build systems where AI performs 80% of the heavy lifting, allowing humans to focus on high-level refining and decision-making.


Key Responsibilities

  • Architect & Build: Design and deploy AI-powered systems and agent-based frameworks into production.

  • Integrate: Develop the architecture to connect LLMs with diverse data sources, including AWS, Snowflake, Salesforce, and external alternative datasets (market research, web traffic, etc.).

  • Collaborate: Work directly with Investment Partners and Operating Teams to translate complex investment processes into automated AI workflows.

  • Innovate: Serve as a technical leader in deciding when to use single vs. multi-agent systems and selecting the appropriate LLM for specific use cases.


Candidate Profile

We are looking for a builder, not a maintainer. The ideal candidate likely comes from a high-growth startup environment (Series A-C) or a specialized internal product team.

Technical Requirements

  • Foundation: 5-10 years of professional experience, including at least 4+ years of core software engineering.

  • AI Pivot: A deliberate focus over the last 2-4 years on Generative AI and LLM application design.

  • Stack: Mastery of Python and Cloud Infrastructure (AWS preferred).

  • Data Savvy: Experience with Snowflake and modern data pipelines (Fivetran, etc.). Exposure to financial data (EBITDA, market data) is a significant plus.

Soft Skills & Mindset

  • Entrepreneurial: You thrive in a flat organization where you are expected to take ownership and manage your own work.

  • "Code-Switcher": Ability to communicate technical architecture to engineers while explaining business value to Senior Investment Partners.

  • Practicality: You prioritize shipping functional, high-impact tools over theoretical or academic exercises.


Why Join?

  • High Visibility: This role is integrated into the investment team; you will interact with firm leadership daily.

  • Modern Tools: The team is already leveraging AI-assisted coding (Claude Code) and modern data stacks to move fast.

CONTACT

Anthony Goodvin

Sourcing Consultant

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