Senior AI Engineer
DV Trading LLC · Chicago, IL · 2 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$200k–$300k/yrFull-time
Job Responsibilities
- Define firm-wide standards for agent and MCP development
- Build reference agent applications for business teams
- Design patterns for connecting agents to internal databases, APIs, and knowledge sources
- Establish security and governance requirements for AI in a regulated trading environment
- Partner with Security on AI-specific controls (data access, audit, threat detection)
- Evaluate and adopt infrastructure for agent deployment and observability
- Possess autonomy and strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Requirements
- 5+ years software engineering; strong Python
- Production LLM-powered agent systems shipped (not demos)
- Experience integrating agents with databases, APIs, and internal data sources
- MCP and/or tool-calling experience in production
- Security experience in regulated or sensitive-data environments
- Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability
- Firm-wide platform or standards work preferred
- Multi-model environments (Claude, GPT, etc.) preferred
- Agent evaluation and testing in production preferred
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care Options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D insurance
- Voluntary LTD, Life & AD&D insurance
- Flexible Vacation policy
- Retirement plan with employer match