Sr. Distinguished Engineer

10 days ago

H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$220k - $325k/yr

Responsibilities

Define and execute technology vision and architecture strategy across the full technology stack.
Evaluate and pilot emerging technologies, including agentic AI systems, and guide strategic technology investments.
Drive cross-functional collaboration across Product, Platform, Quality Engineering, and Architecture teams.
Establish measurable outcomes and evaluation frameworks for new technical capabilities.
Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit to support regulatory compliance.
Build technical capability through reusable patterns, standards, coaching, and hands-on partnership.
Set technical direction, influence architecture decisions, and drive organizational change without formal authority.

10+ years of hands-on senior software engineering experience and a record of driving adoption of forward-leaning technologies.
Deep current expertise in agentic AI systems, including LLM-based agents, orchestration frameworks, tool integration, and evaluation methodologies, with production implementation experience.
Strong software and systems engineering foundations across architecture design, quality engineering, CI/CD pipelines, and platform development.
Experience setting technical direction, influencing architecture decisions, and driving organizational change as a senior technical individual contributor.
Executive-level communication skills for engaging CTOs, risk committees, and senior engineering teams.
Strong technical judgment for evaluating new technologies, assessing risks, and making candid recommendations.
Preferred experience in financial services, market data, index administration, or other regulated high-accuracy domains.
Preferred familiarity with data quality and validation at scale, AI risk frameworks, model risk management, or technology governance.
Preferred track record across multiple major technology shifts and active engagement through open-source contributions, technical publications, or public technical presence.

Base salary range of $220,000 to $325,000, plus eligibility for an annual incentive plan.
Health care coverage, generous paid time off, continuous learning resources, retirement planning, continuing education support, company-matched student loan contributions, financial wellness programs, family benefits, retail discounts, and referral incentive awards.
The position is located in New York City.