AI Engineer
Cantor Fitzgerald · New York, NY · 6 days ago
Engineering$300k–$350k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain production-grade AI applications for FMX's exchange business.
- Develop agentic AI workflows utilizing LLMs, tool use, planning, and structured outputs.
- Arcitect reliable AI application patterns with human-in-the-loop controls and monitoring.
- Evaluate LLM-powered systems using quantitative and qualitative methods, including benchmark design and red-team testing.
- Analyze model behavior, identify failure modes, and implement improvements for accuracy and reliability.
- Build and integrate APIs, data pipelines, and vector databases to support AI application development.
- Apply software engineering best practices, including clean architecture and automated testing.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical designs.
- Contribute to technical strategy and architectural decisions for AI platforms and reusable components.
- Mentor other engineers and help raise the team's AI engineering capabilities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, machine learning, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including production systems.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience developing AI or LLM-powered applications.
- Demonstrated experience building agentic AI systems, including tool-using agents and multi-step workflows.
- Strong programming skills in C++ and Python, with a focus on writing production-quality code.
- Experience with modern LLM development patterns, such as prompt engineering and structured outputs.
- Practical understanding of LLM failure modes and mitigation strategies.
- Experience designing evaluation frameworks for AI applications, including test datasets and scoring methods.
- Hands-on experience with APIs, microservices, and cloud deployment.
- Strong understanding of security, privacy, and responsible AI considerations.
Pay
Compensation Expectations: $300,000- $350,000 Total